High Impact Practices

1. High Impact Practices An Overview

2. From . . . • Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) • Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) • aacu.org/leap

3. What is student success? • Many ways to measure: • Retention • Timely graduation • Grade point • Measures of Learning • “Deep Learning”

4. What is Deep Learning? • Essential Learning Outcomes • Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world • Intellectual and practical skills • such as critical thinking, communication skills, and teamwork • Personal and social responsibility • Integrative and applied learning

5. What are HIPs? • Educational practices that have a proven high impact on student success, particularly at-risk students • E.g. Learning communities, internships, undergrad research • George Kuh (2008) • NOT an all-inclusive list, but a great start

6. High Impact Practices: HIPs • First Year Seminar/Experience • Common Intellectual Experience • Learning Communities • Writing-intensive courses • Collaborative Assignments/projects • Undergraduate research • Diversity/Global learning • Service learning/ community-based learning • Internships • Capstone courses and projects Particularly powerful

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8. Do they really make a difference? • Students engage in average of 1.3 HIPs • First gen and minority engage in about 1.2) • The more HIPS (0-6), the more self-reported gains in: • Deep learning • General education • Practical competence • Personal and social responsibility

9. HIPs work because they . . . • Require more time and effort from students • Get students to engage with faculty and peers about substantive matters over extended periods of time • Increase the likelihood that students will interact with people who are different from themselves • Give students frequent feedback on their performance • Let students see how what they are learning works in different settings • Give students perspective to understand themselves in relation to others and the larger world

10. Every HIP in every course? • No! • Several in every curriculum. • Some early (FYE); some late (capstone)

11. High Impact Practices Key ideas— what do we do here?

12. First-Year Seminars and Experiences • First year • Small groups • Often extended time • E.g. blocked classes • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

13. Common intellectual experiences • Gen ed curriculum • Might be different classes, but common goals • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

14. Learning communities • Linked courses, so more time with cohort • Profs usually integrate material • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

15. Writing-intensive courses • Write, and then re-write (and re-write) • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

16. Collaborative assignments and projects • Group/team assignments • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

17. Undergraduate research • Work on prof’s project, or on own project • Mentored closely by prof • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

18. Diversity/Global learning • Courses and programs that explore other cultures • Can include study abroad • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

19. Service learning, community-based learning • Work in the field • Apply what you learned in classes • Reflect about what you did in field • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

20. Internships • Direct experience in work setting • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

21. Capstone courses and projects • Project that integrates and applies what you have learned • Senior year • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

22. Plus a few more

23. Games and simulations • Use actual games or simulations as part of a course • Use game design principles (e.g. “leveling up”) as you design the course • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

24. Peer mentors • Students who are more advanced act as mentors to individuals or to a class • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

25. Advising/Career-counseling • Effective advising and support for academic courses as well as careers • CAMPUS EXAMPLES? • IDEAS?

26. Want to learn more?

27. Sign up for a Learning Community • Name and HIPs (1 or more) • Meet periodically to learn more and discuss progress • Earn UCET digital badges