Investigating the Potential Introduction of Faculty Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education (Poster 39)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Six
  In Poster Session: Poster Research on Faculty Teaching, Evaluation, and Development

Abstract

This study explores the prospect of introducing faculty Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as an innovative way to enhance instructors’ teaching competencies in higher education. Specifically, the study seeks to identify faculty PLCs structures that could encourage evidence-based teaching reform in faculty members’ teaching practice. Data were collected from 127 respondents (faculty) using an online questionnaire at the end of the Spring semester of 2022. Analysis showed factors relating to the willingness to engage in PLCs and sources of information which participants highlighted as important in shaping their teaching reform. The study’s implications point towards new directions of supporting faculty in their effort to enhance their teaching competencies in order to enrich university students’ learning experiences and opportunities.

Authors

• Loucas T. Louca, European University Cyprus
  Non-Presenting Author

• Theopisti Skoulia, European University Cyprus
  Presenting Author

• Marios Vryonides, European University Cyprus
  Non-Presenting Author