Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
2015
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2015) 34(1-2)
Abstract
This article describes a multiyear Faculty Learning Community (FLC) program as a strategy to overcome pedagogical solitude (Shulman, 1993) in a discipline specific context. Participant interviews shed light on their FLC experiences and perceived impact on their teaching and students’ learning. Grounded within the particularities of the disciplinary context and based on the results of interviews reflecting a highly positive experience, key factors that had a major role in the success of the FLCs are articulated, framed within V. Lee, M. Hyman, and G. Luginbuhl’s (2007) concept of readiness. The authors also suggest contextual questions to consider when transferring their experience to other institutional contexts.
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Comments
License: CC BY-NC-ND