Faculty Learning Communities

Components

(Number of years surveyed) Listed in order of impact across all communities

Junior Faculty  Community

(20 years)                     

Senior Faculty Community

(10 years)                     

Difference Community

(3 years)               

Cooperative Learning Community

(1 year)

Problem-Based Learning Community

(1 year)                    

Team Teaching Community

(1 year)

Technology Community

(1 year)

1. The colleagueship and learning from other

participants

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1)

(3)

(1)

(3)

8.9

8.7

8.2

9.9

7.1

9.4

7.4

2. The retreats and conferences

(2)

(3)

(2)

(2)

(1)

(6)

(5)

8.3

7.8

8.3

8.9

7.5

7.2

6.9

3. Release time (Junior, Senior) or substantial funds for professional expenses (Difference, Cooperative, etc.)

(3)

(1)

(6)

(5)

(4)

(4)

(1)

8.1

8.8

7.7

7.7

6.9

8.3

8.3

4. The teaching project

(6)

(5)

(4)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(3)

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.1

7.4

8.8

7.6

5. Seminars

(4)

(6)

(4)

(3)

(5)

(5)

(2)

7.7

7.5

7.7

8.5

6.2

7.5

7.7

6. Student associates

(7)

(3)

(1)

(6)

(6)

5.8

7.8

8.6

7.6

N/A

N/A

5.1

7. A one-to-one faculty partnership (Junior: senior faculty mentor; Senior: faculty partners in learning)

(5)

(8)

(3)

7.9

5.9

N/A

N/A

N/A

8.4

N/A

8. Observation of a faculty partner's and others' classes

(8)

(7)

(7)

(7)

6.8

6.2

N/A

3.0

N/A

6.3

N/A

OVERALL MEAN FOR COHORT        

7.7

7.6

8.0

7.7

7.0

8.0

7.2