Faculty Development Program

How to Start a Learning Community

As a result of attending this workshop, faculty attendees will be able to:

• Develop a syllabus that includes learning outcomes integrating two or more interdisciplinary courses.
• Identify the three characteristics faculty teaching learning communities should have.
• Create a learning environment that encourages collaborative and interdisciplinary learning.
• Develop learning strategies that encourage community within the classroom.
• Explain the difference between a linked and an integrated learning community.
• Demonstrate the value of instructors being co-learners with the students and learning the language of another discipline.
• Create a learning environment that encourages critical thinking within and across disciplines.
• Demonstrate how interdisciplinary knowledge can be applied to real world experiences.

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