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Learning Communities

Learning Communities. Promoting community, curricular connections, collaboration, & reflective practice (Levine Laufgraben, 2005, p. 375). What is a Learning Community?. Shared, collaborative learning Common courses Common co-curricular experience Connected learning Theme of courses

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Learning Communities

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  1. Learning Communities Promoting community, curricular connections, collaboration, & reflective practice (Levine Laufgraben, 2005, p. 375)

  2. What is a Learning Community? • Shared, collaborative learning • Common courses • Common co-curricular experience • Connected learning • Theme of courses • Purposes • Facilitate active over passive learning • Encourage collaboration over competition • Facilitate community over isolation

  3. Format • Paired courses • Two related courses • Back-to-back scheduling • Small class sizes • 1 is normally “basic” • Clustered courses • 3 or 4 related courses

  4. Format • Specific populations • “New Student House” • LaGuardia Community College • Basic skills for non-traditional students

  5. Other Formats • Cohorts in larger courses • Recitations with skilled facilitators • Team-taught programs • 2 to 5 courses around a larger theme • Residence-based / Living-learning

  6. Outcomes • Learning • Self-reported gains • Increases in problem solving, reading • Learning-related activities • Increased academic involvement • Library use, writing, course engagement • Interactions with faculty • Peer Interactions • Intellectual content of peer interactions

  7. Outcomes of Learning Communities • Persistence • Positive into 2nd semester and 2nd year • Increases of 5 to 12% in persistence • Indirect through other activities • Classroom experiences

  8. Other Outcomes • Increases in faculty satisfaction • Relationships with colleagues • Relationships with subject matter • Greater integration of curriculum

  9. Recommendations for Success • Assess from the beginning • Be collaborative and take risks • Senior leadership

  10. Recommendations for Success • Professional Development & Support • Support acquisition of new pedagogical approaches • Cultivate academic partnerships • Create structures to encourage faculty involvement • Meet regularly

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