Would you like to get to know more of your VCCS teaching colleagues?

How about an opportunity to take some dedicated time to talk about your role as a professor and how to engage your students in deeper and more meaningful learning?

If these appeal to you, then you’re a great candidate for a VCCS Faculty Learning Community. It’s free and it will make a difference in your teaching.

The faculty learning community (FLC) will begin in the fall 2010 semester. Members meet monthly (most meetings will be virtual) to share ideas and to discuss best practices.  This is neither a committee nor a task force. It’s your time to engage in your own professional development.

All VCCS faculty are welcome to apply online to be a part of a faculty learning community. The FLC will convene in September and work together during the 2010-2011 academic year. For more information, contact Nan Ottenritter, nottenritter@vccs.edu or Nan Peck, npeck@nvcc.edu. You may also consult the following website to learn more about faculty learning communities.

Who:   12 full-time VCCS faculty

What:   This topic-based faculty learning community (FLC) will engage in an active, collaborative, nine-month program with a curriculum about enhancing teaching and learning.  FLCs provide “….a continuous process of learning and reflection, supported by colleagues, with an intention of getting things done.” (McGill & Beaty, 2001, p.11)

Where:   Sessions will be conducted face2face and virtually using Web EX conferencing software.

When:   September 2010 – May 2011

Timelines:      

• Applications will be available online July 15, 2010.
• Applications are due by COB August 27, 2010.
• Participants will be selected and notified by September 3, 2010.
• Participants will be invited to a face2face retreat from noon on Thursday, September 16 to noon on Friday, September 17, 2010 in the Richmond area.
• WebEx conferences will take place 2x month from 10-11 am on the first and third  Fridays of the month.
• Participants will participate in a half-day, face2face "preconference meeting” before New Horizons 2011 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
• Final reports and projects are due May 1, 2010.