Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment guidebook

Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment (CCLE) is one of the core program experiences of the Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning. Participants meet regularly with us and their colleagues to learn about learning, reflect on teaching, and explore the campus. The emphasis on learning about learning remains central to the program - the assumption being that before one can appropriately develop themselves as a teacher, they must first understand the complexities of the diverse experiences and learning processes of their students.

The framework we'll use to learn about learning comes from the concept teaching-as-research. By approaching teaching with an eye towards research, reflection, and inquiry, we can align ourselves with the skills we have developed as researchers, but apply it to our teaching. Doing so in a cross-disciplinary, diverse community environment allows us to expand our understandings of others, and learn about the experiences, options and opportunities of others.

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