Linked courses for general education and integrative learning
Subtitle: a guide for faculty and administrators
By: Edited By Margot Soven, Dolores Lehr, Siskanna Naynaha, and Wendy Olson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Stylus
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Sterling, Virginia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781579224851; 9781579224868; 9781579228781; 9781579228798
Subjects: Higher Education; General education; Interdisciplinary approach in education; Professional learning communities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pairing courses to benefit student learning / Scott E. Gaier, Taylor University; title: Linked content courses : a world civilizations/world religions case study / Jeffrey LaMonica, Delaware County Community College; title: Double entry : linking introductory financial accounting and English composition / Bruce A. Leauby, Ph.D. and Mary C. Robertson, La Salle University; title: Multiple majors, one writing class : discovering commonalities through problematization / Irene Clark, University of California: Northridge; title: The science of first-year learning communities / Brandi Kutil, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; title: Implementing a linked course requirement in the core curriculum / Margot Soven, La Salle University; title: Academic partnerships with residential learning communities / Maggie C. Parker and Alex Kappus, University of Georgia; title: Learning communities in the new university / Siskanna Naynaha, University of Connecticut, Hartford and Wendy Olson, Washington State University, Vancouver; title: The nuts and bolts of evaluating linked courses / Michael Roszkowski, La Salle University; title: Using program assessments and faculty development to deepen student learning / Lynn Dunlap and Maureen Pettitt, Skagit College; title: Linked course assessment : the problem with quantitative data / Bethany Blankenship, University of Montana Western; title: Constant reconnaissance : assessment for validation and change / Greg Smith and Geoffrey Mamerow, University of Wisconsin-Madison.