New Faculty Learning Communities focus on experiential learning, indigenous knowledge

Educators looking to build community and their skill sets are encouraged to join a fall Faculty Learning Community. FLCs bring together small groups of faculty members at all stages in their careers to learn, explore and co-create new resources around a shared interest. 

New FLCs for 2024-25 

How Can I Further Engage My Students in Applying Their Knowledge? An Exploration of Experiential Learning 

Fall (one term) 

• This FLC is ideal for educators whose courses include experiential-learning components or who are interested in incorporating experiential-learning opportunities in the classroom. Facilitators Ingrid Carter, School of Education and Classroom to Career Hub Faculty Fellow, and Cassie Mullin, experiential-learning program manager for the C2 Hub, will help participants stretch their thinking and engage in rich discussion with colleagues across campus. 

Indigenous Knowledge 

Fall-spring (academic year) 

• Faculty members who are interested in incorporating traditional and indigenous knowledge into an existing course or who have struggled to find culturally relevant resources useful in an academic setting are encouraged to participate. The FLC will focus on the benefits and challenges that faculty members face when trying to integrate traditional indigenous knowledge into existing course curricula or academic research. The FLC will prepare participants to include elements of traditional and indigenous knowledge into courses or research projects and identify reliable sources of information.  

Keeping the Design Alive: Fine-tune Your Teaching After Course Changes/Redesign 

Fall (one term) 

• Faculty members who have recently made significant course changes are invited to engage in a reflective practice group to deepen their teaching practice. This FLC is open to all faculty members but may be especially valuable for educators who have recently completed either the Association of College and University Educators certification or a course-development project with the Instructional Design Group and will be teaching related courses this fall. Guiding questions and small-group discussions will allow participants to informally discuss how things are going in their courses, share successes, remain intentional and brainstorm ideas about emerging issues.