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What has been most helpful aspect about department meetings? What has been the least helpful aspect?  What are some concrete, practical things we could change about meetings that would improve them?

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Do you feel comfortable sharing your opinions, questions, and ideas in meetings? Why or why not?

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What is the one thing that you could personally do to enhance community in the department? What could you do differently to improve the department?

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What practices or policies in this department or at meetings do you feel you do not fully understand?

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I can work to listen more deeply to my peers--not just the words they say, but to empathically speculate on their possible motivations.

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I could enter the meetings with a more open mind

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I could enter the meetings with a more open mind

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I like hearing what others are doing in their classes. 

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I like hearing what others are doing in their classes. 

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It's been helpful to learn about some of the support programs we have on campus.

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It's been helpful to learn about some of the support programs we have on campus.

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Improve: give more info about logistics.

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Improve: give more info about logistics.

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Address difficulties- challenges we may be having in the classroom

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Yes, it just takes me a while to process my thoughts, and part of the process is listening to others' perspectives.

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Yes, it just takes me a while to process my thoughts, and part of the process is listening to others' perspectives.

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We could discuss pedagogy more regularly.  

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We could discuss pedagogy more regularly.  

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It feels like there isn't much empathy for people who might disagree with the mainstream trend

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It feels like there isn't much empathy for people who might disagree with the mainstream trend

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It is helpful to have everyone together to share current updates and discuss important issues.
One thing that may help is asking people who are very vocal to limit their comments so that other people have a chance to participate in discussion as well (using this Padlet is a good way of addressing that issue!).
It would also be good to spend at least a little time discussing pedagogical strategies and best practices.

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It's important to know the institutional issues that are on the horizon or of immediate necessity as it pertains to the Chair or different shared governance committees, so I can discern if I can be of any help or support to them in their work.

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Teaching and equity practices are always super helpful

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Teaching and equity practices are always super helpful

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The meetings are long, and I don't want to add additional time to people's already busy days. Also, I feel as though several voices dominate the meetings, which it makes it challenging to chime in.

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Not usually.  Some people are more assertive and they are usually the ones that get heard.

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Not usually.  Some people are more assertive and they are usually the ones that get heard.

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We could have a pot luck to just say hello to one another for a few minutes. I feel like I really don't know a lot of the faculty.

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No. Too many different perspectives, colleagues too entrenched in their approaches. If we teach differently, we are "wrong," so it's not worth the fight.

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I could speak up when my opinion/perspective differs from the consensus.

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I could speak up when my opinion/perspective differs from the consensus.

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Is there a place where all the forms we need (e.g. using banked leave, evals, etc.) are stored in a calendar-type place?

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I think we may want to consider returning to in-person meetings.  

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I think we may want to consider returning to in-person meetings.  

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Most helpful: reporting out from members of different committees and organizations on campus. Least helpful: being bogged down in department bureaucracy.

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Most helpful: reporting out from members of different committees and organizations on campus. Least helpful: being bogged down in department bureaucracy.

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I feel comfortable sharing my opinions, but I don't mind some resistance. I think people are sometimes met with hostility and aggression that precludes meaningful discussion.