Faculty Learning Communities
The Center for Teaching and Learning invites you to join a group of faculty for regular, biweekly discussions about teaching and learning. In these groups, called Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs), we take on important pedagogical issues of your choosing by discussing readings and sharing our own experiences.
The FLC program is open to anyone who teaches full-time, whether on a contract or tenured/tenure-track. The program resembles a book- or journal club, focused on a specific topic or topics of mutual interest related to teaching and learning. Participants will be expected to complete the (brief) readings and make a good faith effort to attend as many of the meetings as possible, which will be scheduled approximately every two weeks throughout the term. In-person and Zoom options are available.
Whether you're looking for new ideas about teaching and learning; a supportive environment in which you can encounter, explore, practice new classroom techniques; a supportive and inspiring community of peers; or a forum to read and discuss recent scholarship, we'd love to welcome you to one of our FLCs.
2025–2026 Offerings
In Spring 2026 the CTL will sponsor two biweekly Faculty Learning Communities:
Artificial Intelligence | Meets alternate Fridays, 1–2pm, starting 1/30
Faculty who would like to join a community of fellow instructors dedicated to exploring and experimenting with pedagogical uses of generative AI are encouraged to join this group. Sessions will include a mix of show-and-tell, as participants and special guests demonstrate assignments, chatbots, and other AI workflows they are developing for their courses, and discussion of readings, as we attempt to reason through and develop some best practices for our respective disciplines and schools. Register
Teaching First-Year Students | Meets alternate Fridays, 1–2pm, starting 1/23
Faculty who would like to join a community of fellow instructors animated by the unique opportunities and challenges that come with teaching first-year college students are encouraged to join this group. In our sessions, we will: discuss shared readings of common interest; invite colleagues from around campus specialized in working with new students; and talk through case studies drawn from real classroom situations. Register
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Community Engaged Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community
Community engaged pedagogies (CEP) integrate community engagement - e.g., site visits, problem based learning, applied research projects, internships, etc. - into courses as key components of student learning.
There are many ways to center community engagement in a course, depending on the discipline, the learning goals, the size of the class, the academic preparation of the students, and the partnership or project type.
This Faculty Learning Community will support participants in considering how they might include CEP in their courses, in any discipline.
Over six highly interactive and collaborative sessions, we will consider best practices, ethical issues, and resources—at COMPACT and beyond—for faculty interested in this high impact approach to teaching and learning. Participants will receive a stipend of $500 upon completion, and will be well prepared to apply for CEP grants for their courses.
Please email Sara Shostak with any questions.
Faculty Learning Community for Writing Intensive Courses (FLC-WI)
Do you wish that you had a community of writing instructors with whom to share ideas and discuss the challenges of teaching writing? All faculty who teach classes that incorporate writing are invited to apply to participate in a spring 2025 faculty learning community, which will meet ~2 times per month. Up to 5 participants will be selected based on interest, disciplinary diversity, and availability, and will receive a $500 honorarium upon completion of the semester. By bringing together WI instructors from across the curriculum, we can provide mutual support, develop innovative and literature-based pedagogy, and ultimately better serve our students. Instructors of Writing Intensive courses outside the University Writing Program (UWP) will be given priority, but UWP instructors will be considered if space allows.
Please email Elissa Jacobs (UWP) with any questions.
Fall 2023 FLC participants
LATTE page for Fall 2023 FLC
| Participant |
Department / Program |
| Chunzi Chai |
Chinese Language Program, GRALL
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| Jennifer Cleary |
Theater Arts
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| Katrin Fischer |
University Writing Program
|
| Hollie Harder |
French and Francophone Studies
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| Pito Salas |
Computer Science |
| Rebecca Sausville |
Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies |
| Mariam Sheibani |
Near Eastern and Judaic Studies |
| Sara Shostak |
Sociology & Health: Science, Society, and Policy (HSSP) |
| Aida Wong |
Fine Arts, East Asian Studies, & Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies |
Spring 2023 FLC participants
LATTE page for Spring 2023 FLC
| Participant |
Department / Program |
| Dar Brooks-Hedstrom |
Near Eastern and Judaic Studies & Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies |
| Brad Garvey |
Music |
| Christine Grienberger |
Biology, Neuroscience Program |
| Ashley Miller |
Economics
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| Julia Sauve |
Legal Studies
|