Students gain new learning by making connections among their courses, with each other, and to their lives in general. One of the greatest strengths of our FIGs program is the way in which learning takes place both inside and outside the classroom. Students take an interdisciplinary approach to their coursework, and are given opportunities to interact with faculty and their peers both academically and socially. FIGs faculty and staff across many departments, as well, collaborate to provide students with an integrated FIGs experience. Technology for students and faculty.
Technology is a strong component of FIGs.
Students are given many opportunties to become comfortable using a variety of computer technologies, including use of a central website by which they can access their FIGs course materials online. They are given assistance in establishing email and campus computer lab accounts. Depending upon the FIGs cluster, students might build web pages or use other multimedia for final projects. FIGs faculty are given assistance in developing web-based course materials that are suited to all learning styles. FIGs faculty are given extra training and support to help them develop the FIGs learning community.