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 The Carnegie Teaching Academy
Original 1998 national
posting from Pat Hutchings, Carnegie Foundation
senior scholar and project director.
 MCC's Carnegie Group Fact
Sheet & History
Quick overview of MCC's Carnegie Group & our history.
Excerpts
from Explorations from a Community of Practice (Fall 2001)
The Introduction and Foreward to this Fall 2001
publication with brief overviews from both faculty and administrative
perspectives. Click here for a complete copy of
Explorations from a Community of Practice.
As an ongoing
Community of Practice (COP), MCC's CASTL Group has found it helpful to reflect on our
"Stages of Community Development," as described by Wenger, McDermott, and
Snyder. Click on a stage in the diagram below for details in our
historical journey.
Potential Parkway -- Beginnings 1998 - 1999
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Study the
scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)
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Decision to
focus on how to create environments that foster students’ intrinsic motivation
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Presentation
at March AAHE Conference
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Two-part
seminar for Middlesex faculty and staff on motivation and teaching practice
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Presentation
on SoTL at statewide community college conference
·
Faculty begin
work on individual projects dealing with SoTL in their courses
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March
1999 Progress Reports --
Outcomes Part 1 &
Outcomes Part 2
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May
1999 "Our Journey” – Slide Presentation on the
formation and first two years
Coalescing
Way -- 1999 - 2001
1999-2000
Continued
study of intrinsic motivation
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Presentations
at Middlesex professional days
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Poster
presentation at March AAHE Conference
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Presentation
on motivation at statewide community college conference
·
Faculty
continue work on individual projects
2000-2001
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Faculty peer
review individual projects
·
Faculty from
1998-1999 complete individual projects
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Presentation
at March AAHE Conference
(AAHE 2001
Presentation)
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Revision of
program based on increased teaching load for faculty
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August 2001
Report -- Campus Map of Support for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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Maturing Road --2002 - 2003
2001-2002
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Visiting
faculty member from Fitchburg State College joins Carnegie group
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Publication of
faculty projects linking SoTL with intrinsic motivation
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Presentation
at New England Association of Schools and Colleges Conference in December
·
Presentation
at AAHE Faculty Roles and Rewards Conference in January
·
Presentation
on SoTL at Valencia Community College in May
·
Team attends
AAHE Summer Academy in July to explore new ways to organize the community as
it moves to a stewardship stage (see
Cultivating Communities of Practice by Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder;
also see this
Community of Practice (COP) review
of literature)
2002-2003
·
Transition
time to reflect on role of senior scholars, loss of one facilitator, and
demands of larger group
·
Refinement of
peer review process and routine for meetings
·
Celebration of
progress at January retreat
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Decision to
apply as Carnegie Cluster Leader; acceptance in March
·
Presentations
on SoTL at Maricopa colleges, Valencia College, and Salem State College
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Retreat in
June to review projects and plan for emerging cluster work
·
Team attends
AAHE Summer Academy in July to initiate collaborative work with Northern Essex
Community College, Pine Manor College, Iowa Western Community College, Salem
State College, Holyoke Community College, and Valencia Community College
Stewardship Street -- 2003 - present
MCC's CASTL Group Continues Locally
(Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)
Current List of
MCC Carnegie Group Members
Explorations
from a Community of Practice: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at
Middlesex Community College (Spring 2004)
Readings
& Discussions (Bibliography currently under
revision)
SoTL
Projects
(links to list of members & their projects/ideas)
MCC Guidelines for Review
(MCC Carnegie Group's SoTL Peer Review Sheet used when peer
reviewing group members' projects)
Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2004
Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2005
Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2006
/ NEFDC Colloquium
Faculty
Reflections:
Our Carnegie group is a burst of
positive energy for me. It’s stimulating and motivating in a supportive
environment that helps me think about new strategies and solutions.
–
Prof. Sandi Regan,
Early Childhood Education
MCC's COPPER Cluster Launches
Nationally
COPPER: PROJECT PLAN AND ACTION ITEMS,
2003 AAHE Summer Academy
This report describes this new Carnegie Cluster, including Background
information, Project Mission & Goals, and current Cluster Member Campuses.
COPPER: ACTION Plan PRODUCTS,
2004 AAHE Summer Academy
This describes plans for 2004-2005 developed at
the AAHE Summer Academy in July 2004.
MCC Cluster Overview
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Communities of Practice to Foster the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Cluster Leader Abstracts
MCC Cluster Leader Application 2003
Carnegie/AAHE Core Member Application 2003 or
Appl (copy)
COPPER Cluster Member
Institutions
COPPER Pages
Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2004
Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2005
Middlesex Carnegie Summer Institute 2006
/ NEFDC Colloquium
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