Faculty Learning Communities : Communities of Practice That Support, Inspire, Engage and Transform Higher Education Classrooms.

Author/creator Rainville, Kristin N.
Other author Desrochers, Cynthia G.
Other author Title, David G.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Incorporated, 2024.
Description1 online resource (493 pages).
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects
Professional learning communities.
Communities of practice.
College teachers--Professional relationships.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

SeriesTransforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Series
Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Series. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Foreword : The Transformation of Faculty Learning Communities Over the Last 10 Years and a Look Ahead -- Designing for Student Success : Using the Faculty Learning Community Model to Prepare Faculty for Deeper Engagement in Student Success -- Integrating Adaptive Practices in an FLC : Centering Trauma-Informed Principles Across a Learning Community Program -- Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Teaching-Focused Faculty Learning Communities -- A Collaborative Teaching Journey by Graduate Faculty : Building a Principal Preparation Program Through a Team Approach -- Living Large : Our Journey as a Multidisciplinary Faculty Learning Community Focused on Student Engagement in Large Classes -- Collaborative Data Inquiry for Program Improvement: Shifting From External to Internal Motivations and Processes -- Leveraging Professional Learning Communities for Institutional Change -- Covalent Bonds and Communities of Practice : The Impact of STEM Faculty Communities of Practice -- A National Network of Regional Communities of Practice : The COMmunities for Mathematics Inquiry in Teaching (COMMIT) Network -- Improving Student Learning Through Research : Creating an Interdisciplinary SoTL Faculty Learning Community -- Faculty Instructional Teams : An Innovative Approach to Better Preparing Elementary Teacher Candidates -- The Appalachian Curriculum and Instruction Mathematics Education Group as a Community of Practice and Faculty Learning Community -- A Teacher Education Faculty Learning Community as a Lever to Support Program Improvement Through Practice-Based Experiences -- Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Professional Learning Framework for Transferring STEM Teaching Practices -- Empowering a Coalition of the Willing : How Instructor-Driven FLCs Are Promoting a Culture Change Toward Evidence-Based Teaching -- Best Practices for Expanding an Undergraduate Learning Assistant Program : Observations From a Learning Community of Instructors -- A Faculty Learning Community Promotes Teaching Self-Efficacy and Use of Student-Centered Teaching Approaches in the Biological Sciences -- Faculty Development Through Collaboratively Coordinated Teaching : A Case Study in Supporting and Transforming Teaching and Learning -- Teachers Observing Peers : The Informal Sharing of Great Teaching -- The Nexus Between Faculty Learning Communities and Peer Coaching : Potentially Powerful Implementation Partners.
Abstract This edited book on Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) provides and explores powerful examples of FLCs as a impactful form of professional learning for faculty in higher education.
General noteDescription based upon print version of record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Rainville, Kristin N. Faculty Learning Communities Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Incorporated,c2024 9798887304441
ISBN9798887304465 (electronic bk.)

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