Learning Communities

IFAP: Faculty Learning Communities : 

IFAP: Faculty Learning Communities WARC Dakar, Senegal 16 July 2007

21st Century V. Gresham’s Law : 

21st Century V. Gresham’s Law Information tends to drive knowledge out of circulation Boorstin, Nov. 1979 Research is something you do; Scholarship is the way you think about it

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“The growth of any craft depends on shared practice and honest dialogue among the people who do it. We grow by private trial and error, to be sure- but our willingness to try, and fail, as individuals is severely limited when we are not supported by a community that encourages such risks.” Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach, Jossey-Bass, 1998 (p.144).

3 Key Learning Principles : 

3 Key Learning Principles Prior Knowledge: learners construct new knowledge based on what they already know (or don’t know) Deep Foundational Knowledge: Learners need a deep knowledge base and conceptual frameworks Metacognition: Learners must identify learning goals and monitor their progress toward them. [Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, Eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience & School.

A brief LCI history . . . : 

A brief LCI history . . . 2002-2003 31 communities 7 PK-12 partners 8 community part. 6 multi-institution 17 interdisciplinary 293 members 2006-2007 50+ communities 10 PK-12 partner 20 community part. 21 multi-institution 40 interdisciplinary 500+ members

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NW @ BGSU NE @ KSU SW@ MU SE @ SHAWNEE C @ OSU OLN

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Pellegrino, 2002

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Pellegrino, 2002

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Self/ Program Actualization Faculty Professional Learning Communities Theory Practice 3D Delta Model for WARA Pellegrino, 2002 Political Will/ Resources Competencies Community Culture Interprofessional Collaboration

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Your Learning Community Program Goals Program Objectives Focus: Course CATs Video Tape Mini-portfolio Tecnology Individual Partnerships Individual Professional Activities Other Associates Mid Year LI

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Invite, stimulate, cajole, challenge, & support– propagation, aggregation & use of ideas

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Knowing and learning are communal acts. They require a continual cycle of discussion, disagreement, and consensus over what has been and what it all means. -- Parker Palmer.

Links & Resources : 

Links & Resources http://fpdc.kent.edu Faculty Professional Development Center, Kent State University http://Webtas.ning.com Social & Academic Networking example http://oln.org The Ohio Learning Network (technology & pedagogy) jpelleg1@kent.edu Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, Ph.D.