Center for Faculty Development
Faculty Learning Communities
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Our Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) program brings together instructors from across disciplines as a cohort to engage in a learning community around scholarly practice, teaching, and learning. FLCs will work collaboratively to investigate questions related to their teaching strategies, student learning, curriculum, or program-level initiatives. The end “deliverable” will be determined by the group, but could include production of scholarship, internal or external presentations, curricular change/design, program-level proposals or initiatives, or other outcomes that are reflective of the work of the group.
The goals of the program are to:
- Enhance teaching practices and student learning
- Promote scholarly approaches to course design, pedagogy, assessment, and evaluation
- Foster a culture of teaching excellence and reflective practice
- Build community and interdisciplinary connections
- Integrate university initiatives in meaningful and tangible ways
The Faculty Learning Community program is currently recruiting for two subject areas specifically, with hopes that each cohort will complete projects together as collaborative, interdisciplinary teams. The two topics for this Spring 2027 are listed below:
FLC: Deliberative Dialogue. In this five-week FLC, faculty will explore how deliberative dialogue can foster meaningful discussions, critical thinking, and student engagement. Using ACUE’s Quick Study series, participants will learn practical strategies for integrating and facilitating structured dialogue in their courses. This FLC will meet Mondays, February 1, 8, 15, 22, and March 1 @ 12:30 -2:00 p.m.
FLC: Preparing Workforce Ready Students. This FLC explores strategies for making career readiness an intentional part of the student learning experience. Using ACUE’s Quick Study series, faculty will examine ways to connect coursework to career-relevant skills through authentic assessments, teamwork, experiential learning, and career guidance. This FLC will meet Tuesdays, Feb 23, March 2, 16, 23 from 12:30-2:00 pm.
Please use this application to indicate which topic is of interest to you.
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