1. Faculty Inquiry: Rose Asera Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Laney College
Nov 9, 2007

2. 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

3. Inquiry: the metaphoric powers of glass
To reflect
To magnify
To be transparent
To transmit

4. Mirrors: To Reflect
How do we critically look at ourselves?

5. Mirrors: To Reflect

6. Lenses: To Magnify

8. Windows: To be transparent

10. Projectors: To Transmit
Making our work public--

11. 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

12. Welcome to the teaching commons
The place where we all learn together!