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Education Today 07/27/2008

Learning Communities Nurture Graduate Teacher-Researchers

Doctoral education and postdoctoral training programs fail to prepare future faculty to be effective teachers.Teaching as Research is deliberate, systematic and that's why Delta (part of the National Science Foundation) has a proposal of four core elements of a learning community:

1) Shared learning and discovery -Teacher is not the only one who knows, his roll changes to a 'facilitator.'

2) Functional relationships -Create an environment of meaningful connections.

3) Inclusive learning environment -When working in groups, these produce a higher quality output if diverse perspectives are represented.

4) Connections to other learning experiences -Again, connectivity is the vehicle for the sharing resources and delegation of responsibilities.

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  1. Thanks for pointing this program out to me. It is an inspirational one.

    relationship
    inclusion
    connection
    sharing
    discovery

    All important life skills that require exploration and constant practice.
    Tracy

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  2. Hey Tracy, thanks for your kind words. 'Exploracion' and 'practice' you are absolutely right!

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