Creating Faculty and Professional Learning Communities:
Reflections on a Successful Roller-Coaster Ride
Lalita Subrahmanyan
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN
www.stcloudstate.edu/teaching
November 23, 2013
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