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CTL Services
The MUM CTL has sponsored (or co-sponsored) the following Faculty Learning Communities:
"Bachelor of Integrative Studies" Faculty Learning Community (2009-2010) Frequently asked questions about the BIS Faculty Learning Community: What is BIS?What's the concept behind the learning community? What are the three seminars? What kind of commitment does the BIS FLC require? What are the benefits to me? Who facilitates this program? Who is eligible to participate? How are participants chosen? Where and when will the BIS FLC sessions be held? How can I apply for the BIS FLC? How can I find out more about the BIS degree, and in particular, the BIS seminars and BIS Seminar Faculty Learning Community? What is BIS? The Bachelor of Integrative Studies is a bachelor’s completion degree offered at Miami University’s regional campuses. The purpose of the BIS degree program is to develop lifelong, integrative learners. Through this integrative approach, students pursue coursework from multiple fields of study to connect and apply learning across disciplines, contexts, and perspectives. For more information how the BIS degree program work, click here. (Return to top of page) What's the concept behind the learning community? The learning community is designed to help faculty develop and teach the three integrative seminars that are the core of the BIS degree (BIS 201, 301 and 401). Faculty from across the disciplines from Miami University Hamilton and Miami University Middletown will work together in this interactive yearlong learning community to support each other in developing a specific seminar. BIS FLC participants will form connections between the seminars to construct an integrated learning pathway for BIS students. Full participation in this faculty learning community is required for all faculty members who teach BIS seminars. (Return to top of page) What are the three seminars? The three seminars include BIS 201, Introduction to Integrative Studies; BIS 301, Integrative Studies Seminar II; and BIS 401, Integrative Studies Seminar III, the Capstone. (Click on the course number for a detailed description of each seminar.) (Return to top of page) What kind of commitment does the BIS FLC require? Applicants selected must commit to participating in all meetings of the FLC, which include:
(Return to top of page) What are the benefits to me? Participants will join a community of faculty who are pioneering the continuing development and implementation of the BIS degree program. In this yearlong community, you will be learning about integrative learning and building your own seminar with support, resources, ideas and mentoring from the facilitators and the community. You’ll have the opportunity to shape and teach an upper-level, integrative seminar focused on an inquiry question of your choosing. Participants also receive a $1,000 professional development stipend. (Return to top of page) Who facilitates this program? The co-facilitators are Michael Hieber and Ellenmarie Wahlrab. Mike Hieber and Ellenmarie Wahlrab, at the Deans’ invitation, have been involved in developing the BIS degree program from its inception and have developed the BIS 201 seminar course template. Mike (ART, BIS & Academic Advisor in Student Services at Middletown) has both re-designed and created Miami Plan courses for the regional campuses and has been teaching BIS 201 since Fall 2008.
Ellenmarie (ENG, BIS & Coordinator of Curriculum Development and the CTL on the Middletown campus) has facilitated faculty learning communities for the past seven years and has been teaching BIS 201 since Fall 2008.
(Return to top of page) How are participants chosen? Faculty will be selected by the Dean’s offices based on the needs of the BIS program such as disciplinary representation, projected course offerings, flexibility in scheduling and pedagogical approach. (Return to top of page) Where and when will the BIS FLC sessions be held? Meetings will alternate between the MUH and MUM campuses. The meeting times for fall sessions will be determined by the learning community at the May meetings. (Return to top of page) How can I apply for the BIS FLC? Complete the cover application form to submit along with a letter of application (no more than 500 words) that includes a brief statement of your teaching philosophy and the qualifications and interests you would bring to developing and teaching the BIS seminars and to this faculty learning community. Your letter of application should be submitted with the cover application form (signed by your Coordinator/Chair) to the Center for Teaching & Learning on the Middletown campus by April 15, 2009. (Return to top of page) How can I find out more about the BIS degree, and in particular, the BIS seminars and BIS Seminar Faculty Learning Community? If you have further questions, please contact Ellenmarie Wahlrab (73-406) wahlrae@muohio.edu or Mike Hieber (73-449) hiebermr@muohio.edu. Click here for the BIS Faculty Learning Community brochure. (Return to top of page) "Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" Faculty Learning Community (2008) The MUM CTL and CELT are co-sponsoring a faculty learning community (FLC) titled
"Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)." The
FLC will began in January with an opening retreat and will last one year culminating
in a completed SoTL project, presentation at the Lilly Conference, and a scholarly
paper for journal publication. For a more detailed description and to apply,
please visit the website Click Here to see a list of participants in the SoTL FLC "Communication Across the Curriculum" Faculty Learning Community (2002-2008) Click here for a brochure and application for the 2007-2008 CAC Faculty Learning Community. Click Here to see a list of the participants of the CAC-FLC Frequently asked questions about the CAC Faculty Learning Community: What is CAC?What's the concept behind the learning community? What kind of commitment does the CAC FLC require? What are the benefits to me? Who is eligible to participate? Who facilitates this program? How can I apply for next year's CAC FLC? What is CAC? Communication Across the Curriculum at Miami University Middletown is an interdisciplinary effort seeking more effective ways to integrate writing, reading, speaking, and listening into classrooms across campus. The CAC Faculty Learning Community (previously called the CAC Proseminar) is in its sixth year of operation in 2007-2008. (Return to top of page) What's the concept behind the learning community? It is an interactive series of workshop sessions designed to help faculty members from a variety of disciplines develop assignments or an assignment sequence utilizing the CAC principles. The learning community proceeds from the basic assumption of Communication Across the Curriculum: that students in any discipline will benefit by using communication processes to learn and to develop their communication competencies. (Return to top of page) What kind of commitment does the CAC FLC require? Participants meet for an opening dinner meeting in the spring, two half-day sessions during the summer and monthly 90-minute meetings through the academic year. Each participant develops a CAC-infused assignment sequence in the summer and fall, then pilots it in the spring. At the end of the academic year, participants develop a group presentation about their teaching innovations to share with the rest of the campus in an open forum. (Return to top of page) What are the benefits to me? Participants enjoy a year-long community of faculty who reflect and share ideas on teaching and curricular innovations. The atmosphere is interdisciplinary and mutually supportive. Participants also receive a $500 professional development stipend. (Return to top of page) Who is eligible to participate? The workshop is open to all continuing faculty and staff with teaching responsibilities at MUM. Our goal is to have representation from across the disciplines, and we welcome applicants from all faculty ranks. In previous years, participants have included faculty members from art, chemistry, computer and information technology, educational leadership, English, geography, history, math, microbiology, psychology, sociology, and zoology. For a list of faculty members who have particpated in previous CAC learning communities, click here. (Return to top of page) Who facilitates this program? The learning community is facilitated by Ellenmarie Wahlrab (ENG) and Rob Schorman (HST). If you have any questions, you can contact Ellenmarie at wahlrae@muohio.edu or Rob at schormr@muohio.edu. (Return to top of page) How can I apply for next year's CAC FLC? There is a very short form to complete, and applications are being accepted through the end of the academic year. Click here for a copy of the brochure that includes the application form. (Return to top of page) | ||||||||||||||
