Community of Practice
CITL will be hosting year-long Communities of Practice during the 2024-25 Academic Year focused on high-impact practices (HIPs).
By participating in a Community of Practice, faculty/instructors will be able to:
- Articulate the qualities of an assignment/project/experience that make them high-impact.
- Describe the 11 categories of high-impact practices.
- Apply knowledge of high-impact practices to design (or redesign) an assignment/project/experience to make it high-impact.
- Apply principles of inclusive teaching and equity into the design of a high-impact practice.
During the Community of Practice, participants will:
- Engage in readings and discussions about the educational literature supporting high-impact practices. (Fall)
- Design (or redesign) an assignment/project/experience to make it a high-impact practice. (Fall)
- Implement a high-impact practice in a course. (Spring)
- Evaluate the success of their high-impact practice. (Spring)
Participants will be expected to commit to participating in the following
- A kick-off event during fall contract week.
- Periodic Zoom meetings (roughly once a month) during Fall and Spring semesters.
- A January check-in meeting.
- A wrap-up event in May to share the results of your project.
Faculty who participate and complete the above activities will receive a $500 stipend at the conclusion of the Community of Practice (May 2025).
If you have questions or want to learn more, please contact Erin Speetzen,
espeetze@uwsp.edu.