RiTL FLC is a community centered on understanding and applying the fundamentals of 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 who are in the beginning stages of research in teaching and learning 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:
- A Faculty Learning Community Certificate in the Center for Teaching Excellence’s Passport Program.
- 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
Key Details
- Capacity: Limited to 20 members.
- Meeting Times: 1:00–2:30 PM via Zoom every other Monday from 9/15/2025-12/1/2025 in the Fall term and from 1/26/2026-3/23/2026 in the Spring term.
- Attendance: Participants are expected to attend at least 9 of the 11 scheduled sessions in both the Fall and Spring terms.
- 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