Faculty Inquiry: Rose Asera Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Laney College Nov 9, 2007
Why faculty inquiry? Faculty inquiry is practice & problem focused gathers and analyzes a wide range of evidence collegial, collaborative & communal Inquiry can start with a question, an observation, a curriculum, or a learning outcome
Inquiry: the metaphoric powers of glass To reflect To magnify To be transparent To transmit
Mirrors: To Reflect How do we critically look at ourselves?
Mirrors: To Reflect
Lenses: To Magnify
Windows: To be transparent
Projectors: To Transmit Making our work public--
What are the outcomes of inquiry? A culture of evidence & inquiry: Change in vision of the classroom and student learning Habits of mind – asking questions and looking to data Experiments in the classroom More inquiry
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