Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunities Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
Here you will find programming being facilitated by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) during the current academic term. Please use this link to access Asynchronous Learning Opportunities.
Faculty Mentoring Program
The faculty mentorship program at NLU targets new full-time and new adjunct faculty but is open to all faculty. This program focuses on faculty knowledge and skill development & relationship-building between mentors & mentees. In addition to these benefits, there will be institutional recognition for participation for both mentors and mentees. Mentors and mentees will need to apply for the program (see application links below).
Mentorship Program Commitments
Expectations and Commitments
- Mentors commit to mentoring at least one faculty member over a period determined by the mentor/mentee.
- Both the mentor and mentee commit to their pairing for at least one 10 week quarter.
- Recommend mentors & mentees meet at least quarterly. Twice or thrice a quarter is encouraged.
- Logic model serves as framework for goal-setting in the mentoring relationship. They should be completed at the beginning of the relationship and reviewed quarterly as part of mentorship activities. (see handout below)
- Evaluations issued at three points— to both mentors and mentees at the mid-point of the 10-week term and the close of the first mentoring term. To clarify, these are evaluations of the process, not of the individuals involved.
- There is no cap on the length of the mentorship connection, but please be sure you check in periodically with each other to make sure both are still interested in continuing.
Handout: Mentee Personal Logic Model Table
Faculty Learning Community
National Louis University's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence is excited to offer a quarterly Faculty Learning Community (FLC). Each FLC will be five weeks, meeting every other week for one quarter. Faculty who enroll, will be expected to attend for the entire quarter. The goal is to come together and learn about a relevant pedagogical topic as a group.
Sample Week of a Faculty Learning Community
While the Faculty Learning Community will change each term based on the structure decided upon by the facilitator, here is a sample of what a week in the FLC might look like.
Sample Week: Active Learning Overview
Asynchronous Pre-work
- Read “Active Learning in the College Classroom”
- Identify an experience you have had with active learning as an instructor or learner. Post your experience to the D2L discussion board.
- Complete a Google form with questions about the reading. Questions may include:
- What was the most interesting thing you learned or a takeaway you gained in this article?
- Is there anything in this article about which you have lingering questions?
- How does this article connect to your teaching?
Synchronous Session
- Discuss active learning experiences as instructors and learners. Focus on identifying important components of those experiences and their outcomes.
- Model “affective response.” Ask FLC members to report their feelings and assessment of experiences as students or teachers in active learning situations.
Faculty Forums
Each term, the CTLE works with faculty to facilitate peer-to-peer PD focused on topics that you can use in your classroom right away. Please expand the accordions below for this term's schedule. These sessions are alighed with the Teaching Excellence Framework, which was developed by a diverse group of stakeholders - led by the Faculty Development Committee (FDC).
Mentor Program Sign-up
Use the button below to register for the Mentoring Program as a mentor or mentee!
Faculty Learning Community Sign-up
Use the button below to register for a Faculty Learning Community!
