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Faculty Committees


The Learning & Teaching Committees are charged with enhancing the quality and scholarship of learning and teaching at BYU-Idaho. Faculty members of each college are represented on all committees and work under the direction of the Learning & Teaching Council.


Best Practices Committee

Promote best practices through faculty recognition and gatherings

·Faculty Awards
·Faculty Banquet

Collaboration Committee
Foster and share educational practices and ideas for ongoing, extended discussions
·Learning Communities
·Spori Summit Retreats

Dialogue Committee
Encourage investigation and sharing of faculty research on learning and teaching
·Brown Bag Lunch Discussions
·Faculty Conference

Explorations Committee
Support student research and foster related mentored  student experiences
·Student Research & Creative Works Conference
·Mentored Student Research Grants

Publication Committee
Publish findings and insights from faculty including conferences, site visits, and research
·Perspectives Journal
·Learning & Teaching Website stories

Resources Committee
Advertise and allocate resources for Thomas E. Ricks funds
·Thomas E. Ricks Grants

Travel Committee
Coordinate selection and travel for faculty groups while developing cross-disciplinary friendships
·Best Practices site visits
·Teaching Conferences

The council and its related committees are charged with enhancing the quality and scholarship of learning and teaching at BYU-Idaho using tenants of the Learning Model.