Open AccessA New Starting Point for Faculty Development in Higher Education: Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment
Author(s) -
Sanders Katherine,
CarlsonDakes Christopher,
Dettinger Karen,
Hajnal Catherine,
Laedtke Mary,
Squire Lynn
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.1997.tb00324.x
Subject(s) - conversation , learning environment , institution , point (geometry) , collaborative learning , pedagogy , psychology , teaching and learning center , mathematics education , faculty development , experiential learning , active learning (machine learning) , teaching method , sociology , professional development , computer science , social science , geometry , mathematics , communication , artificial intelligence
Traditional/acuity development approaches often focus on teaching faculty skills to use in their classrooms. In order to have a deeper cultural impact, we have found it useful to start the conversation at a different point than teaching skills; that is, to have faculty learn how people learn by experiencing a learning environment that is substantively different than their previous classroom experiences. Our program, Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment (CCLE), has been successful in helping faculty from diverse disciplines at a major research institution to work together to learn about learning and redesign teaching.