LibraryC4 Enablers4c Workforce and staffing
LTI-CUL-028
Convene monthly "Circles of Innovation" peer learning circles for faculty
Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearappliesFour-year to four-yearapplies
Mechanism
Faculty meet monthly to share classroom experiments they started themselves. Good ones spread, and the format says faculty expertise counts.
Preconditions
Support to coordinate, schedule and write up the circles.
Owner, by role
Director of Faculty Development
Who can act
One institution alone
Effort
Small, 3 months to first visible effect
Outcome metric
Faculty-designed classroom innovations adopted collegewide
Failure modes
Circles can lose momentum if faculty do not receive professional development credits or if findings are not translated into strategic plans.
Contra-indications
None stated
Related practices
- LTI-CUL-026 Organize weekly "Student Success Fridays" half-day professional development sessions