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Faculty learning communities (FLCs) have found success in traditional face-to-face environments, but virtual applications of these experiences are underexplored. This chapter describes the experience of addressing the needs of an international, globally dispersed faculty population. Grant funding was received to create a series of virtual FLCs (V-FLCs) focused on various teaching and learning topics that would benefit diverse students in higher education. These types of asynchronous experiences are appropriate for an international audience as they allow for connectedness, collaboration, and community at the user’s convenience, regardless of time zone. The various interactions of these V-FLCs led to the development of a framework that has many other applications and can assist others in various locations, departments, and disciplines in creating a virtual space for collaboration.
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Atwell, A., Cottom, C. (2023). Virtual Faculty Learning Communities. In: Neisler, O.J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Academic Professional Development Centers. Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80967-6_29
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