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California Learning Communities Consortium                                         Spring Curriculum Retreat                                                                    April 23-24, 2010

CERRITOS COLLEGE HOSTS:

“Moving from Themed Based to Interdisciplinary Learning Communities”

This year’s California Learning Community Consortium Retreat will afford both new and seasoned learning community teams and individuals the opportunity to deepen their understanding about integrative learning, guidance and time to intentionally design interdisciplinary assignments that allow for integrative learning, and time and training to learn how to assess of the quality of student integrative achievement. By the end of the retreat, teams will have integrative assignments ready-to-go for the Fall 2010 semester. 

For more detailed information about the retreat offerings, check out the 2010 Program Schedule

To qualify for the early registration price, Download and mail in the 2010 Registration

Book your hotel early with our pre-arranged Discounted Hotel Reservations at Long Beach Marriott

For more information please contact: Sue Parsons at parsons@cerritos.edu or Anna Torres Bower at torresbower@cerritos.edu

 

Learning Communities
National Summer Institute
June 27 - July 1, 2010
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington

The institute is designed to help campuses start or strengthen learning community programs. It draws on the wisdom of experienced learning community practitioners as well as the growing research on what makes learning communities an effective institutional change strategy aimed at improving student learning, persistence, and graduation.

Colleges and universities selected for the institute are matched with resource faculty who are leaders in learning community work and other reform movements in higher education. Teams attend workshops designed around practical problems, consult with resource faculty, and create a campus action plan for learning community development.

Teams range in size from five to eight members.

The Washington Center The Washington Center welcomes participation by all types of institutions from across the country. As part of this commitment, the 2010 National Summer Institute on Learning Communities includes a partnership with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Faculty Development Network.

Twenty-five to thirty teams are selected for each year's Institute, representing a balance of institutional types. Applications are reviewed for project focus, team composition, and potential impact on student learning, persistence, and graduation. All colleges and universities are encouraged to apply, whatever their stage of learning community development. 

We begin accepting applications in September of each year. The application deadline for the Summer Institute is at the beginning of December. Teams are informed of their acceptance at the end of January.

Teams should include a lead academic administrator, a student affairs professional, faculty who teach—or who will teach—in the learning community program. Other key team members include the person responsible for faculty development on campus and a person who works on assessment. Teams have also found it useful to include counselors, academic advisors, and librarians. 
 

To view and download the application
Summer Institute Application