Faculty Learning Communities

What are Faculty Learning Communities?

The Teaching & Learning Center is relaunching the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) program in Fall 2025! 

An FLC is a cross-disciplinary group of 6-15 faculty and staff members that engages in an academic year long collaborative program aimed at enhancing teaching and learning and community-building at 麻豆精品. In this first year of the relaunch, the TLC solicits proposals from those who would like to be considered to serve as the lead facilitator for a topic-based FLC.  

More information: 

Cox, M. D. (2004). Introduction to Faculty Learning Communities. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 97, 5-23.

The lead facilitator of an FLC will: 

  • Propose a need, issue, or opportunity to be the topical focus of the FLC, along with a rationale for this topic. 
  • Take the lead in the development of an FLC curriculum on the proposed topic. 
  • Take the lead in recruiting other members of the FLC. 
  • Take the lead in developing a meeting plan for the group. 
  • Assist in TLC assessment of the FLC program. 


  The TLC will: 

  • Select a lead facilitator from the pool of submitted proposals. 
  • Provide support in all of the above areas. 
  • Assess the FLC program. 
  • Assist in the development of programming and other supports as recommended by members of the FLC; and 
  • Pay the lead facilitator a stipend of $2,000 over the course of the academic year ($500 summer, $750 fall, $750 spring). 


  Proposed FLC timeline: 

  • Spring 2025: proposal submission and facilitator selection 
  • Summer 2025: curriculum development and member recruitment 
  • Fall-Spring 2025: regular meetings and assessment 
  • Spring 2025: wrap-up and final report submission 

Interested in facilitating an FLC?

  FLC Lead Facilitator applications are now closed.

If you have questions, please email them to tlc@shsu.edu.