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Improving Integration of Learning in Learning Communities Through the Development of a Shared Learning Space

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Page 1: Improving Integration of Learning in Learning Communities ... · Learning in Learning Communities Through the Development of a Shared Learning Space. Presented by: Emily Richardson

Improving Integration of Learning in Learning Communities Through the Development of a Shared Learning Space

Page 2: Improving Integration of Learning in Learning Communities ... · Learning in Learning Communities Through the Development of a Shared Learning Space. Presented by: Emily Richardson

Presented by:

Emily Richardson [email protected] of the Hayworth Center for Online Learning; CATO School of Education Faculty

Shawn Bowers [email protected] Department FacultyQueens University of Charlotte

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Comprehensive Liberal Arts University in Charlotte, NC

Undergraduate population: 1641 35% Minority6% International 28% Adult30% First generation

41 majors62 minors11 graduate programs

About Queens

Presenter
Presentation Notes
JT Introductions of us and background on Queens. Questions to ask the audience: 1. Who are you? Faculty? Academic affairs? Student life? General education? 2. How many already have LC’s? 3. How many already have FYS? End this slide by 9:40
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TITLE OF SLIDE

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At a Glance: Learning Communities

LearningCommunity

Topic

x50Creativity & Innovation

x40Science & Society

x30Institutions & Society

x20Individuals & Society

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Learning Community Themes

• Storytelling• Power • Human Journey• Sustainability• Immigration• Regionalism (ie: The New South)• Food Systems • Social Justice• Identity & Diversity• Gender, Race, & Culture

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QLC: The Quest for Your Identity

• Fall 2017• QLC 220: Spiritual Storytelling• QLC 230: Your family history:

discovering who you are• QLC 240: Who are you Born to

Be? The Science Underlying Identity

• QLC 250: Jazz: America’s musical identity

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QLC: The New South

• Spring 2018• QLC 230: Politics of the New

South• QLC 250: The Landscape of

Identity• QLC 260: Intro Stats: the New

South Learning Community

Topic

x50Innovation & Creativity

x60Quantitative

Literacy

x30Institution

s & Society

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Student Feedback: Improving the Integrative Assignment

• Faculty need to model integration• Faculty need to be united front (regarding due dates, messaging, etc.)• Appropriately scaffold the assignment• Create space for collaboration• Provide distinct guidelines for all deliverables• Be clear about expectations

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Questions & Discussion