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Discover the impactful world of faculty inquiry, where practice meets problem-solving, evidence is analyzed collaboratively, and transformation in teaching occurs. Explore the metaphoric powers of glass – reflection, magnification, transparency, and transmission. Learn how inquiry fosters a culture of evidence, changes classroom vision, develops critical thinking, and enhances student learning. Join the teaching commons, where we all learn together!
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Faculty Inquiry: Rose Asera Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Laney College Nov 9, 2007
Why faculty inquiry? • Faculty inquiry is • practice & problem focused • gathers and analyzes a wide range of evidence • collegial, collaborative & communal • Inquiry can start with a question, an observation, a curriculum, or a learning outcome
Inquiry: the metaphoric powers of glass • To reflect • To magnify • To be transparent • To transmit
Mirrors: To Reflect • How do we critically look at ourselves?
Projectors: To Transmit • Making our work public--
What are the outcomes of inquiry? • A culture of evidence & inquiry: • Change in vision of the classroom and student learning • Habits of mind – asking questions and looking to data • Experiments in the classroom • More inquiry
Welcome to the teaching commons • The place where we all learn together!