2010_FLC_introduction

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Noreen Light Faculty Development Coordinator nlight@sbctc.edu

What are Faculty Learning Communities? : 

What are Faculty Learning Communities?

A working definition: : 

A working definition: A faculty learning community (FLC) is a group of trans-disciplinary faculty, graduate students and professional staff in a group the size of 6-15 or more engaging in an active, collaborative, yearlong program with a curriculum about enhancing teaching and learning and with frequent seminars and activities that provide learning, development, trans-disciplinarity, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and community building.

Why develop FLCs? : 

Why develop FLCs? To improve teaching skills To improve teaching/learning environments To improve student outcomes To share knowledge, skills, and ideas with colleagues To create system-wide networks which support ongoing professional development

The Big Picture: Where do Faculty Learning Communities fit in? : 

The Big Picture: Where do Faculty Learning Communities fit in?

Everywhere! : 

Everywhere! In 2009-10, FLCs ranged from the very specific: Rethinking developmental math Yakima Valley Community College Math Department Which made it relatively easy to have face-to-face meetings…

To FLC topics of broad interest and participation: : 

To FLC topics of broad interest and participation: Universal Design for Learning: face-to-face, online, and hybrid Participants included faculty and staff from: North Seattle, Bellevue, Olympic, Edmonds, U. of W., Eastern W.U., Everett, Lake Washington, Pierce, Skagit, South Puget Sound Renton, Seattle Central, Art Institute of WA, Seattle Pacific, UW Do-IT, Spokane CC, Spokane IEL-Colville, Highline, Clover Park, and Whitman, and others… (Obviously, they held their meetings online!)

Suggested meeting plan: : 

Suggested meeting plan: Fall online FLC Kick Off (everyone is welcome, in Elluminate) Fall face-to-face meeting Semi-monthly online meetings (Elluminate) Winter face-to-face meeting Semi-monthly online meetings (Elluminate) Spring face to face meeting and dissemination of information at the Pacific Northwest Higher Education Assessment Teaching and Learning Conference Semi-monthly online meetings through May

Elluminate : 

Elluminate New to Elluminate? System-wide license Just a few basics to learn – www.elluminate.com Training 5 minute orientation video for participants 60 minute live moderator training

Sharing what is learned : 

Sharing what is learned Meeting summaries Mid-year and end-of-year Portraits of Practice FLC Showcase/Poster Session at the Pacific Northwest Higher Education Assessment, Teaching and Learning Conference Regular sessions at the ATL Conference Presentations by FLC members at individual colleges

Portraits of Practice : 

Portraits of Practice Teaching by the Rules: Applying Brain Based Learning Strategies Pat Averbeck, Edmonds Community College Web 2.0 Participatory Learning and Social Media Jo Munroe, Tacoma Community College

Funding for 2010-11 FLCsWhere does the money come from? : 

Funding for 2010-11 FLCsWhere does the money come from?

A collaborative funding effort:SBCTC Education Division : 

A collaborative funding effort:SBCTC Education Division Adult Basic Education Assessment, Teaching and Learning eLearning Workforce Each of these SBCTC offices is contributing funding to support Faculty Learning Communities across disciplines, across departments, and across the state.

Available for 2010-11 : 

Available for 2010-11 $5,000 grants available Funding for 35 FLCs this year! (up from 20 in 2009-10) Online grant applications http://www.sbctc.edu/college/_e-assessfaclearningcommunities.aspx

2010-11 Faculty Learning Community topics : 

2010-11 Faculty Learning Community topics Broad topics related to Assessment, Teaching and Learning, and SoTL Broad topics related to eLearning and instructional technology Broad topics related to Workforce Education Broad topics related to Adult Basic Education Specific topics in eLearning Specific topics related to online I-BEST

Resources : 

Resources For grant applications, OGMS video tutorial, and general FLC information, visit Faculty Learning Communities (http://www.sbctc.edu/college/_e-assessfaclearningcommunities.aspx ) Additional information can be found at: Ohio Learning Network http://www.oln.org/LCI/learning_communities.php Faculty Learning Communities Institute http://www.units.muohio.edu/flc/index.php Cox, M.D. (2008). Faculty learning community: Program director’s handbook and facilitator’s handbook (5th ed.). Oxford, Ohio: Miami University.

Questions, ideas, feedback? : 

Questions, ideas, feedback? Please contact: Noreen Light Faculty Development Coordinator Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges nlight@sbctc.edu 360.704.4345