Learning Communities
Learning Communities are cohort-based groups formed around shared interests, challenges, or goals. These communities foster sustained engagement, peer learning, and collaborative inquiry in a supportive environment.
Key Features
- Regular meetings (minimum 60 minutes)
- Topic-based membership
- Co-learning and co-leadership
- Scholarly and reflective approach
- Action-oriented and forward-facing
- Career-stage or project-based relevance
Civic Engagement Learning Community: Renegade
Synchronous Sessions:
Tuesday, September 1 • 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, September 3 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, September 15 • 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, September 17 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29 • 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 1 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, October 13 • 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 15 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom or Teams
Join colleagues across campus for conversations on Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country, by Adam Kinzinger and Michael D’Antonio. Hosted by the Center for Civic Engagement, the Department of Politics and Government, and the Center for Integrated Professional Development, this discussion invites participants to explore themes of public service, democratic responsibility, and political courage through the lens of an Illinois State University alum who began his political career in central Illinois.
ISU/WMU Joint Virtual Book Club Series and Faculty Panel Event
Synchronous Sessions:
Friday, September 11
Friday, October 9
Friday, November 6
Time:
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST
ISU/WMU Faculty Panel:
Friday, November 6 • 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. EST
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CST
Join us this fall for a joint virtual book club series and faculty panel event with Western Michigan University to discuss the science of learning and AI.
Small Changes Learning Community
Synchronous Sessions:
Thursday, September 3
Thursday, September 15
Thursday, October 1
Thursday, October 15
Thursday, October 29
Thursday, November 12
Time:
1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Location:
WIH 326 or Zoom
Join this learning community of course instructors who have been at Illinois State for more than four years. This semester, the group will be discussing the book Science of Learning meets AI: A Practical Faculty Guide to Purposeful Integration, Student Engagement, and Ethical Practices by Lewis D. Ludwig and Todd D. Zakrajsek.
STEM for the Public Good Journal Club
Synchronous Sessions:
Tuesday, September 22 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 12 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, December 2 • 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
STEM for the Public Good Journal Club is a monthly reading group that discusses community-engaged teaching, civic learning, public scholarship, science communication, participatory research, and the role of STEM in addressing complex societal challenges.
Teaching Squares: Peer Feedback Cohort
Synchronous Meeting:
Williams Hall 307
Event Modality: Hybrid, participants can attend in person or virtually through Zoom or Teams.
The Center for Integrated Professional Development invites course instructors to join a cohort that engages in peer feedback on teaching. This experience will give you an opportunity to gain new insight into your teaching through a non-evaluative process of reciprocal classroom observation and self-reflection.