** NOTE: You will need to register on the CIRTL website in order to sign up for this workshop (Go to: https://www.cirtl.net/ click sign up in the upper right corner, for institution choose Other). ** This is a 2-part workshop, you will get 4 for attending both sessions and completing the homework. Description Learning communities are valuable because they bring people together for shared learning, discovery, and the generation of knowledge. Within a learning community, all participants take responsibility for achieving the learning goals. Importantly, learning communities are the process by which individuals come together to achieve learning goals. These learning goals can be specific to individual courses and activities, or can be those that guide an entire teaching and learning enterprise. This workshop is designed for new or future leaders of local learning communities to inform their design. Participants will identify the characteristics of successful learning communities, as well as analyze an example learning community to develop strategies that they will apply to their own learning community. Workshop Schedule This workshop has two online sessions, which participants are required to attend, at 4-5:30PM ET / 3-4:30PM CT / 2-3:30PM MT / 1-2:30PM PT on Wednesday, October 17 and October 31. Workload Participants will be expected to watch some brief videos and read several articles outside of workshop sessions. In between the first and second sessions, participants are expected to observe a learning community and fill out an observation rubric, which they will use to inform their work in the second and final session. Please contact Erica Szeyller.1 for the schedule of CLSE's learning community CURE TALC. Workshop facilitators can assist participants who aren't able to observe to a local learning community. Registration & Enrollment This workshop is limited to 50 participants. Early registration for CIRTL members only is open from Monday, August 20 through 12PM CT on Friday, September 28. Regular registration runs from Monday, October 1 through 12PM CT on Friday, October 12. STEM/SBE grad students and postdocs from CIRTL institutions receive priority; we refer to the institution, role, and discipline in your website profile when assessing priority. Accessibility We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations. Learning Outcomes Associate: Learning Community Describe and recognize the value of learning communities, and how they impact student learning. Describe several techniques for creating a LC within a learning environment, including strategies that promote positive interdependence between learners so as to accomplish learning goals. Describe several techniques and issues of establishing LCs comprising a diverse group of learners. Practitioner: Learning Community Access the literature and existing knowledge to develop a deeper understanding of the knowledge concerning LCs and their impact on student learning. Integrate one or more LC strategies into a teaching plan so as to accomplish learning goals and learning-through-diversity. Please register here as well as at the event webpage: https://www.cirtl.net/events/561 Following both workshops, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm that you attended both workshops for the full duration.