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Signature Experiences

In a previous post, I announced an upcoming workshop on High-Impact Practices 2.0. In this post, I want to consider some of the ways we can facilitate what we might think of as “signature experiences” for students related to these high-impact practices. Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, writes in his book Jefferson’s Children: “A […]

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High-Impact Practices 2.0

Several years ago, the AAC&U published a list of high-impact practices that lead to increased student engagement and learning. Here is the list of their 11 high-impact practices First-year seminars Common intellectual experiences Learning communities Writing-intensive courses Collaborative projects Undergraduate research Diversity and global learning Service learning Internships Capstone projects Reflective e-portfolios  As you will […]