Enhancing Student Learning through High-Quality Teaching

SCHEV works in partnership with the Virginia Educational Development Collaborative (VEDC) to offer programs that support faculty in enhancing their teaching. A faculty learning community is a small, practice-oriented study group. Members of SCHEV/VEDC-sponsored FLCs spend a semester or academic year learning together about a topic of mutual interest related to teaching, learning or assessment. FLCs meet in person or online on a schedule determined by the members. Through this initiative, SCHEV and the VEDC aim to create a structure for faculty across Virginia to connect in meaningful ways and to develop "communities of practice" that support high-quality teaching and learning.

Each FLC is led by a formally-identified facilitator. Facilitators are generally not experts on the topic of the FLC; they are there to learn along with everyone else. Facilitators have agreed to take responsibility for coordinating the group, scheduling meetings, keeping the group on task, and submitting a final report on the FLC’s activities.

How to Participate

Registration for Spring 2024 Faculty Learning Communities is open now and will end on February 1, 2024. Complete this registration form to sign up. To receive announcements about future FLCs and other teaching-related activities, join the SCHEV Teaching & Learning group on Google.

Spring 2024 Topics

Talking Across Differences: Integrating Dialogue Skills Into Classroom Teaching
Facilitator: Jodi Fisler

This learning community is for instructors of any rank or discipline who want to help students develop the ability to talk more effectively about potentially controversial topics in class. Perhaps you are already using a model (such as the Constructive Dialogue Institute’s Perspectives program), or perhaps you are looking to find methods that work well in your particular context. This community will provide a supportive place to explore, experiment, and share experiences.

AI and Teaching & Learning
Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University

This learning community is for instructors/staff/graduate students of any rank or discipline who are interested in learning about artificial intelligence (AI) and applications for teaching and learning. Topics will be chosen by the community with the goal of providing a supportive place to explore, experiment, and share experiences.

Teaching and Learning Center Assessment for Educational Developers
Facilitator: Pam Tracy, Director for the Center for Faculty Enrichment, Longwood University

This learning community is for educational developers who are interested in developing/honing assessment processes to inform their practices and to enhance teaching and learning.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University

This learning community is for instructors/staff/graduate students of any rank or discipline who are interested in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). We will explore what is SoTL and how to conduct research on teaching and learning through discussion of published SoTL research projects across a variety of disciplines/topics (TBD by group interests).

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