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Building Communities of Active Learners
Southwest Regional Learning Communities Conference
February
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Taking Student Learning Seriously
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Dr. Vincent Tinto holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Sociology of Education, which he received in 1971. Professor Tinto is Distinguished University Professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University; and Chair of the Higher Education Program. He has carried out research and has written extensively on higher education, particularly on student retention and the impact of learning communities on student growth and attainment. His current research focuses on the impact of learning communities on the academic achievements of first-year students in differing educational settings.
Syracuse University Higher Education Program
http://soeweb.syr.edu/departments/hed/
Realizing the Potential of Learning Communities
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Dr. Barbara Leigh Smith is currently co-director (along with Dr. Jean MacGregor) of the Pew Charitable Trusts' National Learning Communities Project. She founded the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education and has long standing interests in learning communities, interdisciplinary education, collaborative learning, and institutional change. Smith is the co-author of many books and articles, most recently Reinventing Ourselves (with John McCann, 2001), and "The Challenges of Learning Communities as a Growing National Movement" (2001).
National Learning Communities Project
http://learningcommons.evergreen.edu/
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Professional musicians and students perform traditional Mexican songs
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President, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Maricopa Community Colleges
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Performing a glimpse of West African culture
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