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Steiner, Hillary H. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2016
Many learning communities instructors seek professional development opportunities that foster their growth as teacher-scholars. Learning communities programs, therefore, have an opportunity to provide targeted, "just in time" training that allows for the immediate application of knowledge to a learning community setting, maximizing…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, College Faculty, Scholarship, College Freshmen
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Rapchak, Marcia E.; Brungard, Allison B.; Bergfelt, Theodore W. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2016
Using the Information Literacy VALUE Rubric provided by the AAC&U, this study compares thirty final capstone assignments in a research course in a learning community with thirty final assignments in from students not in learning communities. Results indicated higher performance of the non-learning community students; however, transfer skills…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Outcomes of Education
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Kahn, Gabrielle; Calienes, Christian M.; Thompson, Tara A. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2016
This research builds upon Malnarich, Pettitt, and Mino's (2014) investigation of students' reflections on their learning community (LC) experiences. Adapting their Peer-to-Peer Reflection Protocol for use at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, we present a framework for dynamic LC program assessment. To obtain feedback about theory-practice…
Descriptors: Reflection, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)