Emerging Technologies Learning Communities
Emerging Technologies Learning Communities Overview
The Emerging Technologies Learning Community is a year-long Faculty Learning Community designed to help faculty thoughtfully explore and integrate emerging technologies into their teaching. Participants will consider how emerging technologies can be meaningful within their disciplinary, teaching, and student contexts. Throughout the learning community, faculty will explore emerging technologies, examine their potential opportunities and challenges, and apply evidence-based approaches to designing learning experiences that incorporate them. Through regular collaborative meetings, participants will share cross-disciplinary perspectives, experiment with new approaches, and reflect on how technology can support meaningful learning experiences. Participants will have opportunities to develop an accessible learning experience that incorporates an emerging technology and to gather student feedback on the learning experience. The learning community will provide a supportive environment for collaboration, reflection, experimentation, and innovation. It will also help build a community of faculty who can continue to share and advance effective teaching practices across the institution.
Timeline
Applications Open: Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Application Close: Friday September 25th, 2026
Applicants will be notified of the decision during the week of October 5th.
Emerging Technologies Learning Community Outcomes
Participants will:
- Explore emerging technologies in relation to their teaching, discipline, and students.
- Design and implement a learning experience that integrates an emerging technology.
- Reflect on their teaching and use evidence of student feedback to inform course decisions.
- Contribute resources and knowledge that can support other faculty across the institution.
More Information
Facilitators
Carlos Perez, Senior Educational Consultant
Dr. Jamie Thompson, Associate Director
Who Can Apply?
Program Information
Attend three bi-weekly meetings one-hour each in the Fall and three in the Spring semester. The tentative meeting schedule has been provided below.
Engage in foundational learning related to emerging technologies
Design a learning experience that incorporates an emerging technology and student feedback.
Some of the topics covered in the learning community will include emerging technology foundations; the exploration and critical evaluation of emerging technologies; instructional design that thoughtfully integrates technology; and the collection and analysis of student feedback.
Tentative Meeting Schedule
Fall Semester
- Meeting 1: Week of October 19th, 2026
- Meeting 2: Week of November 2nd, 2026
- Meeting 3: Week of November 16th, 2026
- No Meeting in December: Work on Project
Spring Semester
- Meeting 6: Week of January 25th, 2027
- Meeting 7: Week of February 22nd, 2027
- Meeting 8: Week of March 22nd, 2027
Application
Applications for Cohort 1 will be open from September to September 25, 2026.
Apply now by completing the Emerging Technologies Learning Community Application Form.