Building Communities of Active Learners

Southwest Regional Learning Communities Conference
February

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There are 38 concurrent sessions at the conference.

A Big Idea for Making Things Small: Collaborative Approaches to Building Learning Communities at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Sally Ramage, Carol Williams, Osaro Ighodaro, Linda Sullivan
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Administrators Panel: Lessons Learned in Collaborative Leadership

Ed Dolan (William Rainey Harper College), Lynn Dunlap (Skagit Valley College), Barbara Leigh Smith (The Evergreen State College), Marcos Cicerone (DeAnza College)
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An Interdisciplinary Model for Delivering a Service-Learning Course Within a Learning Community
James Madison University
Ronald J. Cereola, Kenneth R. Wright, Tim Ball
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Building a Residential College
University of Minnesota
Scott Gilbert
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Building and Strengthening Learning Communities: Assessment, Learning Communities Counseling, and Faculty Development
Cerritos College
Kimberly Hubbert, Jan Connal, Brittany Firshein-Lundeen
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Collaborative Learning Community Teams: Lessons Learned from ASU West's Inaugural Class of First-Year Students
Arizona State University West
Vincent Waldron, Glen Irvin, Emily Cutrer, Gaylene Armstrong, Alice Christie
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Comparing Two Models for Integrating Curriculum: Academic and Vocational
GateWay Community College
Dean Stover, Martha Bergin, Elizabeh Skinner, Geri Rasmussen
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Creating an Infrastructure of Support for Learning Communities
San Jose /Evergreen Community College District
Louis S. Albert, Marcia Corcoran, Martha Kendall, Kelley Wells
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Engagement Through Learning Communities
Collin County Community College
Wendy Gunderson, Ann Cervantez, Tracey Elliott , Pam Gaiter
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Experience an Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning and Teaching
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Vanessa F. Sandoval, Rulon Parker, Marcy Perzanowski
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Freshmen Write Memoirs with Elders from Retirement Center
Eureka College
Kathy J. Whitson
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Gather Where the Waters Meet
Central Arizona College
Flint Anderson, Shay Cardell, Maren Wilson
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Growing Learning Communities Organically
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Pam Davenport, Darby Heath, Kim Chuppa-Cornell, Chris Schnick, Bill Mullaney
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Hot Links, Weak Links, and Missing Links
Glendale Community College
Amanda Dunnagan, Nancy Siefer, Charlotte Cohen, Johnnie Clemens May, Niall McCarthy, Kim Keck, Charles F. Jeffery, Molly McCloy, James Buhanan
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Housing Proximity and Course Co-enrollment: A Simple Recipe to Help Academic Success
Washington State University
Al Jamison, Randy Jorgensen, David Escobar
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Innovations and Tribulations: Building a Learning Community on a Large Urban Campus
University of Houston
William H. Kellar
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Interdisciplinary First-Year Learning Communities: Aligning Principles with Growth and Change
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Glenn Blalock, Pamela Meyer, Anthony Quiroz
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"Is Anyone Else as Stressed as I Am?": The Rewards and Dangers of Electronic Bulletin Boards in Linked Courses
University of Prince Edward Island
Shannon Murray, Stefanie Richard
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Learning CommunitiesÐIt's a Team Effort: Lessons Learned From Five Perspectives
University of Texas at El Paso
Andrew Swift, Thomas Brady, Helmut Knaust, Benjamin Flores, Connie Kubo Della-Piana, Carissa Flores, Cesar Rodriguez
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Learning and Research: The Disjunction Between What We Know About Learning and How We Teach
University of Texas at San Antonio
Rex H. Ball
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Lessons Learned from a 5-Course Developmental Learning Community
Yavapai College
Mary Verbout, Tania Sheldahl, Dave Gorman, Gennie Fuemueller, Kaye Peterson
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Living Honors: The Academic, the Social, and the Environmental
Arizona State University
Ted Humphrey, Janet M. Burke
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Mayo College: A Residential Learning Community
Texas A&M-Commerce
William E. Thompson , Rick Miller
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One Step at a Time: Building a Community of Developmental Learners
The University of Toledo
Margaret Fritz
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Peer Facilitators and Technology: Engaging Freshmen in the Learning Process
Washington State University
Lori Baker-Eveleth, Al Jamison
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Piloting Linked Courses and Integrated Student Support Services at a Small Campus
Penn State College, Schuylkill
Marianne Goodfellow, Tom Eberlein, Susan Barrows
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Piloting a Fully Integrated, Team-Taught Learning Community
Salt Lake Community College
David Hubert, Melodee Lambert, Jamie McBeth-Smith
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Pre-Professional Learning Communities: Close Ties for Academics and Advising
University of Northern Colorado
Patricia Doherty, Helena Al-Kubaisi
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Regional Culture and Multiculturalism: A Combined Approach for Education Majors in the Clustered Learning Classroom
University of Central Arkansas
Steven Lance
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Rising to the Occasion: Getting Diverse, Minority Students Involved in Reading, Writing, and the U.S. Civil War
Cal State University-Los Angeles
Suzanne McEvoy, Becky Hopkins
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Strengthening the First-Year Experience through Learning Communities: The Paradise Valley Community College Experience
Paradise Valley Community College
Renee Cornell, Anne Eller, Michele Marion
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The Complex Service Learning Team: Assignment, Process, and Assessment for Critical Thinking Project
Purdue University Main Campus
Kim Wilson, Marne Helgesen, Matt Small
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The WPI first-year Tutorial: A Learning Community Integrating, Calculus, Physics, and Humanities
Worcester Polytechnical Institute
John F. Zeugner, Arthur Heinricher, Joshua Holwell
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Towards Establishing/Refining a Living and Learning Community for First-Year Engineering Students (Prospects and Constraints): The ASU Perspective
Arizona State University
Mary Anderson-Rowland, Joseph Urban, Osaro Ighodaro , Andrea Muchinsky
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"We" Is as Inevitable as "I": An Integrated Learning Community Fostering Civic Engagement
Mesa Community College
Jonelle Moore, Brian Dille, Mary Stewart
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What Learning Communities Can Accomplish: Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment
University of Northern Colorado
Phyllis Endicott , Sharon McMorrow
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Planning, Assessment, and Accountability for Learning Community Faculty
De Anza Community College
Marcy Betlach Marcos Cicerone
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With Nine You Get Egg Roll and a Fortune Cookie: The Story of the Integrated Learning Center at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
Chris Johnson, Barbara Hoffman, Sylvia Mioduski
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