This document outlines faculty learning communities (FLCs) at a university from 2009-2014. It provides details on the number of faculty participants, topics covered by the FLCs each year, and funding for participants and facilitators. FLCs aimed to support faculty professional development and impact over 1,400 students through classroom changes. Contact information is provided for those wanting additional information on starting FLCs at their own campus.

2. Bike to Work Group 2009

3. 80 faculty

4. 52% very likely to
implement changes in
classroom

5. 1424 Students Affected

6. What are Faculty Learning
Communities?

8. 2011-
2012
Computer Based
Writing
Critical Thinking
Developing
Undergraduate
Research
Program
Discipline-Based
ePortfolios
Information
Literacy
Lecture
Capture/Creating
Multimedia
Modules
Lecturers’
Learning
Community
Supporting First
Generation
College Students
Teaching Large
Lectures
Universal Design
for Learning

9. 2012-
2013
Computer Based
Writing
Critical Thinking
Developing
Undergraduate
Research
Projects
ePortfolios
Information
Literacy
Learner-
Centered
Teaching
Strategies
Lecture
Capture/Creating
Multimedia
Modules
Supporting First
Generation
College Students
Teaching Large
Lectures

10. 2013-2014
Ongoing
Topics
Computer
Based Writing
Critical Thinking
Developing
Undergraduate
Research
Program
ePortfolios
Learner-
Centered
Teaching
Strategies
Supporting
First
Generation
College
Students

11. 2013-2014
New
Topics
Faculty
Mentoring
Inter-
professional
Education
Internship
Experience
Publishing
Scholarly
Article
SAP
Database
Program
Teaching
Professional
Ethics
Teaching
Single
Subject
Credential
Program

12. Meetings

13. Format

14. Funding
$100/semester in professional
development funds for
participants
$750-$1000/semester in
professional development
funds to facilitators

15. Will this work for your
campus?

16. Additional Information
 Contact: Ida M. Jones, idaj@csufresno.edu
 Fresno State Website:
http://www.fresnostate.edu/academics/csalt/progra
ms-resources/flc.html
 Milton Cox’s Website: Faculty Learning
Communities: http://www.units.miamioh.edu/flc/
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