Pew FTLC - Thanks for the Feedback: Giving and Receiving Feedback from Peers Faculty Learning Community

Description 

How can we learn to better receive feedback from colleagues?  Faculty feedback is crucial to professional growth, yet many of us are uncomfortable receiving and giving feedback.  Feedback is an integral component of the faculty review process; to be effective colleagues we need to be able to provide constructive responses to our peers.  Participants will read "Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well" by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, discuss the examples and advise shared by the authors, and work to apply the principles to their own experience.  The authors explain the science behind why feedback is so challenging and share practical solutions.  Discussion will center around how to receive and provide feedback, including a focus on understanding personal triggers that block the reception of feedback, how to separate appreciation, coaching, and evaluation, cultivating a growth identity and navigating conversations and concluding with five action steps.

Silver Level Criteria

To earn a silver badge, participate fully in this semester-long Faculty Learning Community and submit a Faculty Learning Community Participation Grant Final Report via the online grant system within 30 days of the final meeting.

Gold Level Criteria

To earn a gold badge, complete the silver badge and then provide evidence of continued implementation or dissemination related to the FLC, either through a development of a new course, invited campus presentation, conference presentation or publication.  No deadline.

To earn a gold badge as an FLC facilitator, participate in a facilitator orientation session and submit a reflection about the experience of serving in this leadership capacity.  For those unable to attend a face-to-face session, submit an additional written reflection on the assigned orientation readings.

Coordinator 

Christine Rener