Faculty Learning Communities
Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) create spaces for small groups of faculty to learn, grow and experiment in relation to a shared commitment or goal. FLCs inspire and empower faculty to pursue projects that are germane to the institution with regard to student success, teaching and learning. They also create opportunities for faculty to collaborate with their colleagues across departments and disciplines, nurturing community and disrupting institutional silos.
FLC members guide and determine a community's progress over the year, including choices about meeting dates, readings, training or workshops they may need delivered by on-campus faculty developers, off-campus experiences they have as a group, webinars they participate in, and so on.
Current and Upcoming FLCs
CFETI organizes FLCs on different topics each year. Please see the list below for current and forthcoming offerings.
Building a Thriving Community
The Building a Thriving Community program consists of three-sessions community of practice and draws on An Inclusive Academy: Achieving Diversity and Excellence by Abigail Stewart and Virginia Valian (MIT Press, 2018).
Learning Together to Flip the Curve
Participants in Learning Together to Flip the Curve will study different teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches, engage in scholarly dialogue, and collaboratively develop strategies to improve student learning and reduce attrition in key undergraduate courses.
TILTing Towards Equity
In Tilting Towards Equity, participants will explore this framework for which prioritizes clear communication between instructors and students and openly share course objectives, grading, and teaching methods, fostering inclusive, collaborative, and equitable classroom and learning environments.
Got Ideas?
Have a great idea for an FLC? Please contact Friederike Bruehoefener (Assistant Vice Provost, CFETI) by sending an email to cfeti@sjsu.edu
