| The purpose of this case study was to investigate the impact of a unique faculty development seminar program in teaching: the Learning Fellows Seminar at Case Western Reserve University, a large national research university, which used Experiential Learning Theory as its foundation.Adopting a case study methodology, the study addressed four areas of questions, using data from five cohorts of participants from 2003 -- 2005, as well as the evolution of the program over five years. The areas of focus included: how the participants reacted to the program as a whole how it influenced their teaching practices (if at all) what factors helped or hindered making those changes and whether any other institutional effects could be seen from the programAll respondents found the seminar program to be of value, and consistently reported an increased awareness of a more learner-centered teaching philosophy, which led to numerous changes in their teaching practices. |
