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IFAP: Faculty Learning Communities

IFAP: Faculty Learning Communities. WARC Dakar, Senegal 16 July 2007. 21 st Century V. Gresham’s Law. Information tends to drive knowledge out of circulation Boorstin, Nov. 1979 Research is something you do; Scholarship is the way you think about it.

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IFAP: Faculty Learning Communities

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  1. IFAP: Faculty Learning Communities WARC Dakar, Senegal 16 July 2007

  2. 21st Century V. Gresham’s Law • Information tends to drive knowledge out of circulation • Boorstin, Nov. 1979 • Research is something you do; Scholarship is the way you think about it

  3. “The growth of any craft depends on shared practice and honest dialogue among the people who do it. We grow by private trial and error, to be sure- but our willingness to try, and fail, as individuals is severely limited when we are not supported by a community that encourages such risks.” Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach, Jossey-Bass, 1998 (p.144).

  4. 3 Key Learning Principles • Prior Knowledge: learners construct new knowledge based on what they already know (or don’t know) • Deep Foundational Knowledge: Learners need a deep knowledge base and conceptual frameworks • Metacognition: Learners must identify learning goals and monitor their progress toward them. [Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, Eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience & School.

  5. 2002-2003 31 communities 7 PK-12 partners 8 community part. 6 multi-institution 17 interdisciplinary 293 members 2006-2007 50+ communities 10 PK-12 partner 20 community part. 21 multi-institution 40 interdisciplinary 500+ members A brief LCI history . . .

  6. NW @ BGSU NE @ KSU OLN C @ OSU SW@ MU SE @ SHAWNEE

  7. Learners University Faculty Stakeholders Pellegrino, 2002

  8. Learners University Faculty Stakeholders Pellegrino, 2002

  9. 3D Delta Model for WARA Practice Theory Self/ Program Actualization Faculty Professional Learning Communities Interprofessional Collaboration Community Culture Competencies Pellegrino, 2002 Political Will/ Resources

  10. Student Associates Mentors Kick-off Event Regular Gatherings Every 2-3 wks Conference Attendance Annual Expo Project Literature Knowledge Base Individual & Community Efforts Program Goals Individual Professional Activities Individual Partnerships Program Objectives Focus: Course CATs Video Tape Mini-portfolio Tecnology Your Learning Community Mid Year LI Other Associates

  11. Learning Community Institution Externally Invite, stimulate, cajole, challenge, & support– propagation, aggregation & use of ideas

  12. Knowing and learning are communal acts. They require a continual cycle of discussion, disagreement, and consensus over what has been and what it all means. -- Parker Palmer.

  13. Links & Resources • http://fpdc.kent.edu Faculty Professional Development Center, Kent State University • http://Webtas.ning.com Social & Academic Networking example • http://oln.org The Ohio Learning Network (technology & pedagogy) • jpelleg1@kent.edu Jeffrey L. Pellegrino, Ph.D.

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