Community of Practice

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CITL will be hosting two year-long Communities of Practice during the 2024-25 Academic Year focused on high-impact practices (HIPs).
By participating in this 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.