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Creating a SOTL Community on Campus

Creating a SOTL Community on Campus. Kaatje Kraft Mesa Community College. Scholarly Teaching vs. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Scholarly Teaching: Teaching based on evidence of successful practices for effective learning

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Creating a SOTL Community on Campus

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  1. Creating a SOTL Community on Campus Kaatje Kraft Mesa Community College

  2. Scholarly Teaching vs. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning • Scholarly Teaching: Teaching based on evidence of successful practices for effective learning • SOTL: Scholarly teaching that is shared in some public forum (and analyzed in a systematic format) • Nice synopsis (K. McKinney at Illinois State University): http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/downloads/pdf/definesotl.pdf

  3. Faculty and Professional Learning Community • Model from Milton Cox at Miami University in Ohio • http://www.units.muohio.edu/flc/ • Year 1: Nature of Science (NOS): 2004-05 • Year 2: 6 different groups • NOS • Undergraduate Research • Humanities • Sustainability • Global Learning • Podcasting

  4. Key Outcomes • Increased faculty collegiality/breakdown of silos • Increased student exposure to concepts • Innovative approaches to teaching concepts • Breaking down faculty/staff barriers • Public Forums: • Wiki report outs: http://ctl.mc.maricopa.edu/wiki/index.php/Category:FPLC • Teaching and Learning Conferences: http://ctl.mc.maricopa.edu/wiki/index.php/First_Annual_MCC_Conference_on_Teaching_and_Learning

  5. Collegiality Builds Leadership Safe Space Interdisciplinary learning Time Financial and Administrative Support Individual dedication Newness fades Benefits & Challenges

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