FACULTY INQUIRY GROUPS

Set-Up Meetings

AGENDA PDP Sign-in Sheet (Register on PDP)

Welcome & Introductions Freewrite to Discussion FIG Handout Generate Inquiry Directions Develop Our Own List of Questions

Form Groups—FIG Start-Ups

FREEWRITE OR BRAINSTORM: WHY AM I HERE?

Why did you come to a FIG start-up meeting?

Reflect on the two to three needs, hopes or goals that you bring to this table.

FIG HANDOUT FIG Definition & Potential

FIG ResourcesBSI Web SiteWindows on Learning: Resources for

Basic Skills Education. Multi-media Web sites by participants in Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC).

Faculty Inquiry Network

STAGES TO FIG GROWTH Develop a Question

Design a Plan

Gathering and Examining Evidence

Experimenting with New Approaches

Circulating the Knowledge

POTENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do my math students struggle with word

problems?

What do students need to know to move on to the next course in the sequence and how can we be sure they know it?

How can we improve students' reading in our courses?

How can we make office hours more accessible and useful for students?

How can we use student-teacher conferences to support student learning and success?

What are accelerated learning programs?

POTENTIAL QUESTIONS CONT. What does the brain have to do with it?

How can we help students sustain their academic investment through the entire semester?

What are the benefits of common exams or portfolios?

How can we use (not abuse) SLOs for student success?

How can our courses be linked to promote

student learning? (learning communities)

YOUR FIG QUESTIONS

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