Marisol Brito
Department of Philosophy | College of Liberal Arts | Metropolitan State UniversityDossier for Tenure and PromotionSubmitted January 2021
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Department of Philosophy | College of Liberal Arts | Metropolitan State UniversityDossier for Tenure and PromotionSubmitted January 2021
Introduction
Marisol Brito
Narrative
Supporting Materials
My Letters of Support, written by colleagues and former students, speak to each of the five Criteria. The link above is to a folder containing all the letters. Each letter of support is also listed under the Criterion to which it speaks most directly.
CRITERION 1: Demonstrated ability to teach effectively and/or perform effectively in other current assignments.
Student Work, Class Activity on Maria Lugones, Texts for GNDR 270 Gender, Race and Popular Culture & Class Activity on James Baldwin
Narrative
Visual Narrative & Teaching Review
I am grateful to my colleague Daryl Parks for his thorough review and analysis of my student evaluations and course development efforts, linked above.
Letters of Support
Supporting Materials
Included with the IIQ and IDEA data is a one-page visual summary of each course with representative evaluation questions and student comments.
Most recent versions of all course syllabi.
Examples of slides used to guide active learning in my online courses.
Unsolicited Student Correspondence shares a few examples of messages students have sent me over the years regarding my classes (and advising).
CRITERION 2: Scholarly or creative achievement or research.
Screenshot of recent publication at #3 in Education Theory Research on Amazon & 2019 MELUS Conference Program Cover
Narrative
Letter of Support
Supporting Materials
Of the articles above, I believe that "Learning from Early Childhood Education: Higher Ed and the Process of Becoming" best represents my voice and personal writing style.
These book chapters, published in 2020 and upcoming in 2021, are both revised reprints of articles that have previously been selected as 'Editors Choice' articles with the journal Hybrid Pedagogy. For that reason, the content will look familiar, as the original articles are also included in this dossier. Notably, the 2020 book, Critical Digital Pedagogy, was ranked between #1 and #3 on Amazon.com in Education Theory Research for over three weeks.
Of these posts, I believe my 2020 contribution, "Philosophy Has Been Whitewashed" best represents my current research.
Of these book reviews, my forthcoming review of The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice speaks the most to the teaching and research values I bring to Metro.
CRITERION 3: Evidence of continuing preparation and study.
APA Teaching Hub Logo, Office Book Stack! & TBI Infographic from Hennepin Healthcare
Narrative
Letter of Support
Supporting Materials
The demographic breakdown linked above demonstrates the ways I've worked to develop the inclusiveness and diversity of my curriculum in the traditionally very white and male dominated discipline of philosophy.
The link above documents the invitation I received in 2015 to be a Visiting Scholar to the Center for Philosophy for Children at the University of Washington, where I conducted research, connected with colleagues, and presented on my work.
As part of my response to changing circumstances at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I created a survey to to help identify student needs. Several colleagues asked to use the survey with their own students. This document displays the survey questions and results for one class.
CRITERION 4: Contribution to student growth and development.
Philosophy majors and Dr. Brito at Commencement (2018) & MinnState Philosophy Club Facebook Page
Narrative
Letters of Support
Supporting Materials
I've supported students to apply to jobs, internships, fellowships/scholarships, medical school, law school, and graduate school. The above links to a few sample recommendation letters I've written for students.
The above link shares a sample of the several nominations I've written and/or helped compile to nominate students for the Outstanding Student Award.
CRITERION 5: Service to the university and community.
Poster I designed for Shannon Gibney's campus visit (2018) & ARPAC Summer Institute Poster
Narrative
Letter of Support
Supporting Materials
The two links above document the impact of my work to help bring the Anti-Racist Pedagogy Across the Curriculum institute to the Metro State campus, including a thank you from the organizing committee and a note from a colleague on the value of ARPAC and my encouragement for her to participate.
The Criterion V Summary Narrative details the work I did on several American Philosophical Association committees, for which the link above provides further documentation.
The link above is to a draft Curriculum Guide created with colleagues during my work with the AP Committee on Precollege Instruction in Philosophy in 2018.
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, I was part of a panel invited to speak at Metro State's "Day of Mourning", documented by the link above to the note I received afterward.
Conclusion & Looking Forward
Women's March (2017). Spanish text reads, "We want justice!"
Narrative
You've almost made it to the end! This last document offers some visions for my future with Metro as well as a concluding statement. Thank you for the time you've put into reading this far and for all of your support throughout my Metro career!
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