ERIC Number: EJ1251577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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Unique Strategies to Foster Integrative Learning in Residential Learning Communities
Gebauer, Richie; Wade, Mary Ellen; Muller, Tina; Kramer, Samantha; Leary, Margaret; Sopper, John
Learning Communities: Research & Practice, v8 n1 Article 9 2020
Lardner and Malnarich (2009) identify learning communities as an educational reform strategy designed for intentional student cohorts that engage students in at least one integrative learning opportunity. Colleges and universities are aware that robust educational programs exist on their campuses, yet institutions must identify strategies to help students connect and make meaning of these fragmented experiences (DeZure et al., 2005). In this article we discuss the intentional structure of Residential Learning Communities (RLCs), also referred to as Living-Learning Communities, on six different campuses, specifically focusing on how curriculum and co-curriculum are integrated to enhance the integrative learning practices of students. For learning to be truly effective, it must be threaded through the intellectual life of the RLC in ways that meaningfully connect the curriculum and co-curriculum and on-campus and off-campus life experiences (Huber et al., 2005).
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, College Curriculum, Extracurricular Activities, Student Experience, College Students, Integrated Activities, Learning Activities, Relevance (Education), Intellectual Disciplines, Transfer of Training, Reflection, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Evergreen State College's Washington Center, the National Resource for Learning Communities. 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, SEM II E2115, Olympia, WA 98505. Tel: 360-864-6606; Fax: 360-867-6662; e-mail: washcenter@evergreen.edu; Web site: https://washingtoncenter.evergreen.edu/lcrpjournal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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