2009-2010 TLA Study Question:

What do WE mean by a sustainable, reflective learning culture?  And how might we use that shared understanding to strengthen connections:

• between existing resources and members of the campus community to provide individualized guidance and co-mentoring?

• between the lived experiences of teachers and learners outside of the classroom and what is happening in the classroom to provide engaging learning experiences?

• across borders within WWU and between WWU and external communities to provide interdisciplinary/ community-based learning experiences?

TLA Students Michael Murphy, Connor Powell, Daniel Espinoza-Golzolez and Shanyese Trujillo presenting at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Conference in Bloomington, Indiana on October 24, 2009.

Announcements

• Last two rounds of TLA for Fall
  Be sure to join us for the last two rounds of TLA for Fall Quarter, on Nov. 18/19, and again on Dec. 2/3. at our usual times: W@12, W@2, W@4, R@12. Come help us create a visual and verbal legacy “quilt” – to encapsulate what has come out of our dialogue groups this quarter!
• Did you miss TLA this week?
  Catch up by checking out the materials used during this week's dialogue groups.
• Looking ahead to Winter Quarter
  The Winter 2010 Dialogue Groups will be held at the usual times, W@12, W@2, W@4, R@12, for 80 minutes, on Jan. 13/14, 27/28, Feb. 10/11, 24/25, and Mar. 10/11. To commit to a regular day/time for Winter Quarter, please contact Megan Otis to sign up. Also note that if you need to miss your regular group meeting, you are welcome to sit in at another day/time. Faculty & staff are welcome to come when they can for as long as their schedules permit.
• Update on last spring's TLA Proposals
  This summer, the TLA staff updated the five proposals that were developed during last spring's dialogue groups and sent them on to the primary audiences.
  To see a copy of last spring's proposals click here.