Connecting learning across the institution
By: Pamela L. Eddy, editor
Series: New directions for higher education -- no. 165; New directions for higher education -- no. 165.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781118883471; 9781118883679; 9781118883464
Subjects: Training of; College teachers; Learning; EDUCATION; Universities and colleges; Higher
Description: Most research on learning tends to occur in silos based on stakeholder perspective. This volume seeks to break down these silos and draw together scholars who research learning from different perspectives to highlight commonalities in learning for students, faculty, and institutions. When we understand how learning is experienced across the institution, we can develop strategies that help support, enhance, and reinforce learning for all. Exploring what it means to bridge learning across the institution, this volume provides a roadmap to improve learning for all. Both scholarly and pra.
Notes: "Spring 2014."

Editor's notes / Pamela L. Eddy -- Integration of learning model : how college students integrate learning / James P. Barber -- Faculty as border crossers : a study of Fulbright faculty / Pamela L. Eddy -- Civic engagement and organizational learning strategies for student success / Tami L. Moore, Jesse P. Mendez -- "Orthogonality" in learning and assessment / David Leslie -- Promoting high-impact student learning : connecting key components of the collegiate experience / Matthew Wawrzynski, Roger Baldwin -- Developing learning in faculty : seeking expert assistance from colleagues / Todd Zakrajsek -- Blended learning as transformational institutional learning / Kim VanDerLinden -- Constructing an overarching framework for learning : connecting the dots / Marilyn J. Amey -- Finding and fostering learning : what college and university leaders need to know and what they can do / Anna Neumann, Liza Bolitzer -- Bringing it all together through group learning / Shannon M. Chance.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Connecting Learning Across the Institution; CONTENTS; EDITOR'S NOTES; References; 1 Integration of Learning Model: How College Students Integrate Learning; Introduction to Integration of Learning; Methods; Patterns in Student Integration of Learning; Defining Types of Integration; Adding a Developmental Lens; Considerations for Undergraduate Learning; Integration of Learning Within and Among Stakeholders; Implications: Transferable Approaches to Integrating Learning; Constructing an Inclusive Learning Theory; References; 2 Faculty as Border Crossers: A Study of Fulbright Faculty.; title: Literature ReviewMethods; Findings and Discussion; Disequilibrium; Expert to Novice; Transformation via Integration; Conclusion; References; 3 Civic Engagement and Organizational Learning Strategies for Student Success; Student Success; Civic Engagement; Student (Academic and Social) Engagement; Engagement Supports Student Success; Organizational Learning; Defining Organizational Learning; Promoting a Culture of Organizational Learning; Implications for Practice; References; 4 "Orthogonality" in Learning and Assessment; Stakeholder Demands for Learning.; title: Assessment of Learning-Orthogonality DefinedDesign; Self-Reflection; Distillation; Connecting "E" With "O"; Designing a Plan; Feedback; Conclusion: Building the Narrative; References; 5 Promoting High-Impact Student Learning: Connecting Key Components of the Collegiate Experience; Mapping the Collegiate Learning Environment; Conditions Promoting Student Learning; Promoting Deep and Transformative Learning; High-Impact Educational Practices; Responsibility for Linking Undergraduate Learning; References; 6 Developing Learning in Faculty: Seeking Expert Assistance From Colleagues.; title: Faculty Learning From Faculty-Interprofessional TopicsProviding Feedback; Delivering Bad News-Crisis Communication; Having Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom; Understanding How Students Learn and Work Together; Assessing Student Learning; Preparing Presentations: Visual Displays; Student Support: Offices, Centers, and Programs; Disability Student Services; Student Success Center; Writing Center; Center for Teaching and Learning; Conclusion; References; 7 Blended Learning as Transformational Institutional Learning; Strategic Approaches to Blended Learning; The Role of Technology.; title: The Role of FacultyThe Role of Institutions; Blended Learning at Northern Arizona University; Blended Learning as a Strategy; References; 8 Constructing an Overarching Framework for Learning-Connecting the Dots; Key Issues in Organizational Learning; Breaking Tradition/Paradox of Organizational Culture; Moving Away From Quick Fixes and Easy Answers; Feedback and Reflection; Learning Infrastructure; The Importance of Intentionality; References; 9 Finding and Fostering Learning: What College and University Leaders Need to Know and What They Can Do.