RiTL FLC is a community centered on teaching-as-research: the deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of students and teachers. UF instructors, staff, graduate students, and postdocs will develop their knowledge of scholarship on teaching and learning, as well as available resources on campus, in order to create educational research proposals, applying what they have learned in the FLC to their unique disciplines.    

Completion of the RiTL FLC will qualify you to receive ONE of the following: 

  1. A Faculty Learning Community Certificate in the Center for Teaching Excellence’s Passport Program. 
  1. A Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Practitioner Certificate in the Center for Teaching Excellence’s Passport Program (for graduate students and postdocs). 

Application Deadline

Friday, August 22, 2025 

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Key Details  

  • Capacity: Limited to 20 members.
  • Meeting Times: Fall term: 1:00–2:00 PM via Zoom every other Monday from 9/15/2025–12/8/2025; Spring term: Every fourth Monday in January, February, and March
  • Attendance: Participants are expected to attend at least 6 of the 7 scheduled sessions in the fall term, and meet for 3 out of 4 collaborative working sessions in the spring term.  
  • Presentation: Participants will present their proposals and completed projects both within the learning community and in other settings such as the Interface Conference, RiTL Symposium, or another appropriate conference or publication. 
  • Optional Meetings: Throughout the fall semester, there will be opportunities to attend presentations where colleagues share examples of teaching-as-research projects. 

Objectives 

Upon completion of the RiTL FLC, participants will be able to: 

  • Articulate the RiTL process and explain common methodological approaches to conducting research on teaching and learning. 
  • Create research questions, a research plan, and a final RiTL research proposal based in their unique teaching experience, coursework, and pedagogical interests.  
  • Implement a RiTL research project, analyze results, and present findings in a presentation or publication.  

Resources:  

  • Bishop-Clark, C., & Dietz-Uhler, B. (2012). Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Guide to the Process, and How to Develop a Project from Start to Finish (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003444497   

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