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Lilly West 2008 | Faculty Learning Community Institute
FLC New Developers' Institute
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Institute Overview |
Registration | Learning Objectives | Schedule
Wednesday, June 18 – Registration 5:00pm
Opening Exercise: 5:30 pm sharp
Wednesday Dinner: 6:00 pm
Wednesday Evening: 7:00-9:00 pm
- Welcome and
introductions
- Getting organized
- "Finding your
community" activity
- Workshop
objectives and format
- A quick trip
through the Program Director's and Facilitator's Handbook
- Break out into
communities to discuss assignments and determine jigsaw groups for Saturday
Thursday, June 19 - Morning: 9:00 am-12:00 Noon
- Faculty Learning
Communities (FLCs)
- Questions and
answers about FLC definitions, models, goals, objectives, activities,
components, facilitation, budget, etc.
- Jigsaw groups explore
early-career faculty and diversity FLCs.
- Mentoring, student
associates, needs, privilege, learning
- Other examples of FLCs
explored: Senior Faculty, Cooperative Learning, Problem-Based Learning,
Teaching Portfolios, Team Teaching, Technology, US Cultures Course
Development, Ethics Across the Honors Curriculum, Teaching Writing Enriched
Courses, Preparing Future Faculty, Department Chairs, Integrating the Arts
and the Curriculum.
Thursday
Lunch: 12:00 Noon
Thursday
Afternoon: 1:00-4:30 pm
- Engaging in some of
the activities of FLCs: focus-course syllabus development, teaching
projects, classroom assessment techniques (CATs), course mini-portfolios,
etc.
- Key seminar topics:
student intellectual development; sharing student/faculty perspectives
- The scholarship of
teaching and learning
- Assessment of FLC
components, faculty development outcomes, and student learning
- Planning and
initiating a faculty learning community for your campus: first steps
Thursday
Dinner: 6:00-8:00 pm at Yannis
Thursday
Evening
Friday,
June 20 - Morning: 9:00 am-12:00 Noon
- Determining your role:
FLC Program Director, FLC Facilitator, other
- Developing plans for
initiating and implementing faculty learning communities on your campus:
models, issues, strategies, challenges, questions
- Working on plans in
communities and campus teams; consulting with workshop leaders
- Questions, answers,
and remaining topics of interest
Friday
Lunch: 12:00 Noon
Friday
Afternoon: 1:00-4:00 pm
- Finalizing
implementation plans
- Reporting on plans and
artifacts
- Each
team/individual reports; helpful suggestions offered by participants
Dinner
on Own in Claremont or ??
Saturday
June 21 – FLC Conference
Saturday
Morning 9:00am-12:00 Noon
Workshops
and presentations by Institute and other participants.
Saturday
Lunch 12:00 Noon
Saturday
Afternoon: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Workshops
and presentations.
4:00pm
Institute &
Conference Evaluation
Closing Ceremony & Award of
Institute Certificates
