FLCs are is a group of trans-disciplinary faculty of size 6-15 or more (8 to 12 is the recommended size) engaging in an active, collaborative, yearlong program with a curriculum about enhancing teaching and learning and with frequent seminars and activities that provide learning, development, transdisciplinarity, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and community building.
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Building Faculty SoTL Skills Through a Multi- and Interdisciplinary Writing Community of Practice
Sandra Sgoutas-Emch (University of San Diego, USA), Judith Liu (University of San Diego, USA), Moriah Meyskens (University of San Diego, USA), Tara Ceranic Salinas (University of San Diego, USA), Jane Friedman (University of San Diego, USA), and Perla Myers (University of San Diego, USA)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2212-7.ch005
Abstract
Cultivating a community of faculty to support Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) work at universities can be challenging. There are many obstacles to overcome—obstacles such as how to sustain such efforts over time. The Center for Educational Excellence set out to design a strategic plan designed to address certain barriers to SoTL work and to create a long-standing community of practice for a SoTL group of faculty members—a group that has lasted over nine years to date. This chapter outlines strategies employed over the years and the evolution of the interdisciplinary group from a learning community to community of practice. The stories of past and present members are included along with advice on how others may have successful programs at their universities.