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Download full textSim, Sylvia S. C. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
The ability to think and write critically is a core outcome in higher education. Many universities provide writing programs for undergraduates to develop sound argumentation skills and build the foundation to engage in academic conversations. Still many students struggle with academic writing. This paper argues that teaching using instructional…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Academic Language, Dialogs (Language)
Davis, Matthew; Laster, Bonnie Bost – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2019
In an effort to improve performance and retention of first-year college students, a few institutions have started offering summer bridge programs. Varying from days to weeks or months, these programs offer an extended orientation to college life, teach specific academic skills and/or content, and help students form social connections with peers,…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Social Sciences, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs
Sweeder, Ryan D.; Kursav, Merve N.; Cass, Samantha M. F.; Matz, Rebecca L. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2019
As a residential college within Michigan State University that focuses on STEM fields, Lyman Briggs College developed a STEM learning community to support students with low mathematics placement test scores, the Instilling Quantitative and Integrative Reasoning program (INQUIRE). INQUIRE serves some of those students considered historically…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Communities of Practice, College Mathematics, Student Placement
Direct linkFink, John E.; McShay, James C.; Hernandez, Pamela – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
Student affairs practitioners at a large, mid-Atlantic research university created a learning community directed by the student union to support community college transfer students. The authors examined qualitative data and pre/post surveys from 40 learning community participants in the program's pilot year. Results suggested favorable effects of…
Descriptors: Student Unions, Communities of Practice, Role Perception, Student Personnel Services
Steiner, Hillary H.; Dean, Michelle L.; Foote, Stephanie M.; Goldfine, Ruth A. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2013
This article describes the development of a Targeted Learning Community (TLC) that supports first-year science students enrolled in a General Chemistry course. Drawing on student feedback and knowledge and expertise in their respective disciplines, four faculty members from two colleges at Kennesaw State University came together to develop a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Communities of Practice, College Freshmen, Chemistry
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
These proceedings contain the papers of the 18th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2021), held virtually, due to an exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, from October 13-15, 2021, and organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Open Educational Resources, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
