A Faculty Learning Community Opportunity
for Winter 2008
The Faculty Center for Professional Development and I&IT Learning are cosponsoring a Faculty Learning Community for instructors who wish to integrate the iClicker ® Student Response System into their courses and assess its impact on learning. Dr. Alexander Rudolph, Associate Professor of Physics, will facilitate the learning community with support from the Faculty Center and I&IT Learning staff.
This learning community will focus on using a Student Response System (SRS) to enhance interactive learning in the classroom. Members of the learning community will meet initially for a one-day workshop on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, to begin designing the instructional application of the SRS within their own courses and to develop approaches to learning assessment for the SRS. During winter quarter 2008, three additional learning community meetings will be held for the purpose of sharing experiences and responding to questions in a collaborative manner. The times and days for these meetings will be determined based on the availability of learning community members.
A culminating session will be held in later winter or early spring quarter, 2008, to share the results of learning assessment and to provide general feedback about the use of the SRS in teaching and learning. This feedback will be used to decide on a primary SRS to be supported by the campus.
Application due electronically by 5:00 pm, Friday, November 9, 2007.
. An iClicker ® responder and a receiving unit for use in their classroom
. A workshop on designing courses to integrate iClickers ®
. A copy of Clickers in the Classroom by Douglas Duncan
. Regular opportunities to share experiences with colleagues
. "Gold" level technical support from I&IT while teaching with iClicker ®
. Mentoring from faculty who have used iClickers ® in their own classrooms
. A $200 gift card from the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. for use at any Foundation venue on campus
. Attending the course design workshop on Tues., Dec. 11, 2007 (tentative 9:00 am - 3:00 pm)
. Implementing iClickers ® in their selected course during Winter Quarter 2008
. Meeting at pre-determined times for the Faculty Learning Community discussions (at least three meetings during Winter Quarter 2008)
. Arranging for in-class student assessments of the learning activities
. Providing feedback to I&IT on their experiences using iClicker ®
Oct. 10, 2007 Request for Participation announced
Oct. 23, 24, 2007 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the Faculty Center Library (1-227) Information sessions for applicants
Nov. 9, 2007 Application due electronically by 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 16, 2007 Selection of participants completed and announced
Dec. 11, 2007 (Tentative time) 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Faculty Center Library (1-227) One-day workshop on course design Winter 2008, TBA Three two-hour learning community meetings TBA, 2008 Culminating session (lunch included)
All tenured and probationary faculty members are eligible, as are lecturers who teach at least three courses per year. Faculty members who are retired (including FERP faculty) or serving in administrative positions are not eligible to apply. In order to receive the benefits listed above, participants must fulfill all obligations and attend all sessions of the learning community.
To assist faculty in developing applications for the Assessing Student Response Systems Learning Community, the Faculty Center for Professional Development will sponsor two information sessions: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 and Wednesday, October 24 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., both in the Faculty Center Library (1-227).
To submit your application to participate in the Faculty Learning Community on Assessing Student Response Systems, please use the online form: http://www.csupomona.edu/~facultycenter/learning_community_application.shtml
If you have questions about the Faculty Learning Community, the application process, or the calendar, please contact Peggy S. Perry, Director, Faculty Center for Professional Development (at x2897 or psmclaughlin@csupomona.edu ) or Karen Brzoska, I&IT Learning (at x6306 or klbrzoska@csupomona.edu).
