Center for Instructional Innovation - Western Washington University's Teaching and Learning Center

1. Genesis of the Group
Running time: 2 minutes, 35 seconds

The Faculty GUR Group was created by Professors Johann Neem and Pete Stelling in order to bring together faculty from different departments across the university in a learning community to enhance each participants' general education by relying on each other's domain of expertise.
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2. Commitment to General Education
Running time: 3 minutes, 50 seconds

Professors Vinit Jagdish, Johann Neem, Kendra Douglas, Pete Stelling, and Grace Wang describe how the Faculty GUR Group has strengthened their own commitment to general education at Western Washington University. It has made the abstract idea of a liberal education tangible.
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3. New Theories and Information
Running time: 3 minutes, 55 seconds

Professors Johann Neem, Julia Sapin, Pete Stelling, Vinit Jagdish, and Kendra Douglas discuss the new theories and information they have learned from attending mini-courses taught by other members of the Faculty GUR Group at Western Washington University.
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4. Teaching Methods
Running time: 4 minutes, 2 seconds

Professors Grace Wang, Julia Sapin, Kendra Douglas, Julia Sapin, and Vinit Jagdish describe how they will incorporate some of the new teaching methods they have seen demonstrated by their colleagues in the Faculty GUR Group at Western Washington University.
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5. Faculty Learning Community Conference
Running time: 3 minutes, 56 seconds

Professors Pete Stelling and Kendra Douglas describe the Faculty Learning Community Developers and Facilitators Summer Institute & Conference that was facilitated by Milton Cox, Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Miami University, and Laurie Richlin, Director of Faculty Development at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science. The WWU faculty were able to share their ideas and information with other faculty from across the United States who were also creating and improving their own faculty learning communities.
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