Learning Communities for Faculty

Faculty are strongly encouraged to develop a learning community.  It’s a great way to collaborate with other faculty, interact more with students, and create more engaging teaching experiences.  Additionally, faculty who teach in a new learning community are eligible for a $500 stipend. 

To start a learning community, please review the Learning Community Handbook (PDF).  Additional resources are available on the web:

Online Articles

• “Assessment of Innovative Efforts: Lessons from the Learning Community Movement,” (PDF) by Jean MacGregor, Vincent Tinto, and Jerri Holland Lindblad
• “Learning Communities and the Reconstruction of Remedial Education in Higher Education,” (PDF) by Vincent Tinto
• “Learning Communities in Higher Education: A Field Observation Study,” (PDF) by Jane Weber
• “Impact of Learning Communities for Under-Prepared Students,” (PDF) by Cathy Engstrom

Online Resources

• Integrated Learning Communities
• Integrated Learning Garden
• Learning Communities Bibliography (PDF)
• The Washington Center, Learning Communities National Resource Center

Contact Information

Allison Bly
(Interim) Director
Transition and Learning Community Programs
(510) 659-6519
Fax (510) 659-6129
ably@ohlone.edu
Campus: Fremont
Office: Room 7350, Building 7, third floor, Fremont campus