A History of Miami's FLCs Since 1979
- Participants engage in scholarly teaching and the scholarship of
teaching
- Community members participate actively in the Lilly Conference on
College Teaching and present their work to the campus and at a national
teaching conference
- Criteria for selection include commitment to quality teaching, level
of interest in and commitment to participation in activities of the
community, need, openness to new ideas, potential for contributions
to the community, and plans for use of the award year
- Participation needs approval of applicant's department chair
- Appropriate committees select participants
- Faculty facilitators receive one-course release time (or equivalent
funds) or the same professional expenses as members of the FLC or
both, and facilitators in administrative units receive the same professional
expenses as the members of the FLC
Cohort-Based FLCs
Topic-Based FLCs
Assessment- and Evaluation-oriented
Curriculum-oriented
- "Bachelor of Integrative Studies" Faculty Learning Community, Middletown & Hamilton Campuses (1 FLC, 2008-09; By Invitation Only)
- Hamilton and Middletown faculty will work together in this interactive yearlong FLC to develop specific seminars that are the core of the BIS degree
- form connections between the seminars to construct an integrated learning pathway for BIS students
- for all faculty who teach BIS seminars
- co-facilitated by Michael Hieber, Art & Transfer and Articulation Advisor; Carolyn Haynes, Honors; and Ellenmarie Wahlrab, English & Coordinator of Curriculum Developmen
- Building
Team Teaching into a New Journalism Program (1 FLC 2003-04)
- Disability Studies: Understanding Diversity Across the Academy and in Society (1 FLC, 2005-06)
- Enhancing
Diversity Across the Education and Allied Professions Curriculum (2 FLCs 2003-05)
- Energy-Based Curriculum (1 FLC, 2009-2010)
- Ethics
Across the Honors Curriculum (1 FLC, spring 2002)
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Exploring the Silk Road (1 FLC, 2005-06)
- Development of over 20 new courses that integrate Russian and Eurasian studies, East Asian Studies and Middle Eastern studies.
- Provide participants with a forum for discussion and development of strategies and tools to facilitate inclusion on campus, both in and outside the classroom.
- Provide a context for Miami faculty to collaborate with each other to raise awareness and understanding of Central Asia at Miami University.
- Summer trip to walk the Silk Road.
- eligibility: by invitation only.
- co-facilitated by
Stephen Nimis,
College of Arts and Science and Yildirim Dilek, Geology
- Improving International Business Education: Pacific Rim (1 FLC, 2004-05)
- Improving International Business Education: Latin & South America (1 FLC, 2005-06)
- Integrating
the Arts and the Curriculum (1 FLC, 2003 spring, fall and 2004 spring, fall)
- Re-Envisioning
American Studies: Civic Engagement, Digital Media, and Public Culture (1 FLC 2003-04)
- Revising the American Studies Curriculum (1 FLC, 2003 spring, fall)
- Teaching Latin America: Diversity and Engagement (1 FLC, 2008-09)
- U.S.
Cultures Course Development (1 FLC, 2002 spring, fall,
2003 spring)
Method-oriented
- Academic Service-Learning Pedagogy to Enhance Learning and Civic Engagement (1 FLC Spring, Fall 2004)
- Bringing Knowledge Closer Through Web Interactivity (1 FLC, 2004-05)
- Community Connecting Humanities Disciplines and Digital Technology (1 FLC, 2002-03)
- Creating Significant Learning Experiences for the First-Year College Student (1 FLC, 2010-12)
- Developing Collaborative and Engaging Online Learning Experiences (1 FLC, 2008-09)
- FLC of the Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine (1 FLC, 2004-05)
- Implementing Electronic Portfolios Across Disciplines (2 FLCs, 2004-06)
- Integrating of Pedagogy and Technology in the Classroom (1 FLC, 2007-08)
- Problem-Based Learning (2 FLCs, 2000-02)
- Second Life for Teaching & Learning (1 FLC, 2010-11)
- Service Learning Across the Curriculum: Academics in Action (2 FLCs, 2008-2010
- Small Group Learning (2 FLCs, 2002-03, 08-09)
- Studying and Implementing Teaching and Learning Techniques Based on Recent Developments in Brain Research (2 FLCs, 2005-07)
- Teaching Indigeneity (1 FLC, 2010-11)
- Teaching Writing-Enriched Courses (2 FLCs, 2002-04)
- Using
Cooperative Learning to Enhance Teaching (1 FLC, 1999-2000)
- Using Second Life and Virtual Worlds for Teaching and Learning (1 FLC, 2008)
- Using Smart Phone Technology to Enhance Learning (1 FLC, 2009)
- Using Team Teaching to Enhance Learning (1 FLC, 2000-01)
- Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning (3 FLCs, 2000-03)
- Teaching Controversial Subjects (1 FLC, 2009-2010)
Student Characteristics, Goals, and Skills
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Accentuating Performance in Student-Centered Learning (1 FLC, 2007-08)
- Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity in the College Experience (1 FLC, 2008-09)
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Engaging Learner-Centered Teaching and Advocating The Learning Paradigm (2 FLCs, 2006-08)
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Enhancing Academic Success of Under-Represented Student Groups in STEM Disciplines (1 FLCs, 2010-11)
- Improving Student Research Fluency (2 FLCs, 2006-08)
- Improving Student Research Fluency Within Foundation Courses (1 FLC, 2005-06)
- Improving Student Research Literacy (3 FLCs, 2007-10)
- Information Literacy Within and Across Disciplines (1 FLC, 2004-05)
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Interdisciplinary Learning of the Sciences (1 FLC, 2006-07)
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Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Disciplines (1 FLC, 2010-11)
- Understanding and Developing an Inclusive Campus Climate (5 FLCs, Spring 2006-08, 2008-10)
- Using
Difference to Enhance Learning (4 FLCs, 1997-2001)
- Using Quantitative Literacy to Enhance Learning (2 FLC, 2008-10)
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