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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101882982681

ISBN-139781882982684

eBay Product ID (ePID)30222363

Product Key Features

Number of Pages265 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBuilding and Sustaining Learning Communities : the Syracuse University Experience

Publication Year2004

SubjectLearning Styles, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorSandra N. Hurd, Ruth Federman Stein

SeriesJB-Anker Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-301438

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number43

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal371.395

Table Of ContentAbout the Authors.Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgments.Part I: Learning Community Research,, Theory, and Practice.1. Learning Communities: An Overview (Ruth Federman Stein).2. Learning Communities at Syracuse University: A Strategy for Collaboration and Joint Responsibility (Michele Jachim, with Ronald R. Cavanagh and Barry L. Wells).3. Strategies for Building Learning Community Relationships (Sandra N. Hurd).4. Roles of and Structures for Writing Courses in Learning Communities (Rebecca Moore Howard and Vivian Rice).5. Using Grids to Develop a Learning Community Curriculum. (Nance Hahn).6. The Power of Faculty-Student Affairs for Promoting Integrative Learning Experiences in Learning Communities (Cathy McHugh Engstrom).7. The Challenge of Assessing Learning Communities in a Collaborative Environment (Barbara A. Yonai).8. Institutional Challenges (Sandra N. Hurd).Part II: Learning Community Profiles.9. The Management Learning Community: A Lesson in Innovation (Sandra N. Hurd and Steve St. Onge).10. Leading for Change (Mariana Lebron).11. Multicultural Living/Learning Community: By the Students, for the Students (James Duah-Agyeman).12. Amazing Growth at SUNY ESF (Janine M. Debaise and Julie R. White).13. Constructing Concentric Communities (Stacey Riemer and Leah Flynn).14. From Theme Floor to Learning Community: The Wellness Experience (Terra Peckskamp).15. Arts Adventure: A Work in Progress (Martha Sutter Interviewed by Ruth Federmann Stein).16. A Lesson in Citizenship: The Maxwell Citizen Education Learning Community (Sandra N. Hurd with William B. Coplin, Rosalie Carpenter, and SaraKate Kirk).17. The Education Living Learning Community (Amie Redmond).18. Creating an Online Learning Community (Mary Ann Middlemiss and Maureen Thompson).19. Interprofessional Learning Community (Mary Ann Middlemiss, Sudha Raj, Bruce Carter, Luvenia Cowart, Mary Lynne Hensel, Tanya Horacek, and Carrie Smith).20. Lessons Learned: A Summary of the Learning Communities' Experiences (Sandra N. Hurd adnRuth Federman Stein).Bibliography.Index.

SynopsisLearning communities are small groups of students who come together with faculty and student affairs professionals to engage in common learning experiences. In Building and Sustaining Learning Communities, the authors, along with many of their colleagues, describe the rationale for learning communities, particularly in a large university; the process for setting them up; and reflections on these unique environments. After reading this book, administrators and faculty members will know precisely why they are worth considering and how to successfully create them. Part I of the book demonstrates the theoretical benefits of learning communities and then discusses various issues involved in the planning and implementation of the communities, including: Building learning community relationships within the university and among participants Strategies for collaboration Developing a learning community curriculum Course structure within learning communities Assessing learning communities Institutional challenges Part II details the experiences of faculty and students involved in Syracuse University's learning communities, including arts, citizenship, education, interprofessional, leadership, management, multicultural, online learning, and wellness. This book is a fascinating and practical guide for all readers interested in building and sustaining learning communities., Learning communities are small, defined groups of students who come together with faculty and student affairs professionals to engage in a holistic and intellectually interactive learning experience. "Building and Sustaining Learning Communities" describes the theory and rationale for learning communities, particularly in a large university; the process for setting them up in various settings; and reflections on these unique environments. Part I introduces the history and theory behind learning communities, then discusses various issues involved in planning and implementing a learning community on campus, including Forging partnerships between academic- and student-affairs Establishing an environment that supports learning communities Finding strategies for collaboration to promote integrative learning Developing a learning-community structure and curriculum Assessing learning communities Anticipating and meeting institutional challenges Part II profiles experiences of faculty and students involved in some of Syracuse University's learning communities, which represent a variety of pedagogies, including arts, citizenship, education, human services and health professions, leadership, management, and online learning. The authors share how each learning community's structure was designed to meet the unique needs of a program's and its faculty and students. This book guides administrators, faculty, and student-affairs professionals to understand why learning communities are worth considering and how to successfully create them., Learning communities are small, defined groups of students who come together with faculty and student affairs professionals to engage in a holistic and intellectually interactive learning experience., Learning communities are small, defined groups of students who come together with faculty and student affairs professionals to engage in a holistic and intellectually interactive learning experience. Building and Sustaining Learning Communities describes the theory and rationale for learning communities, particularly in a large university; the process for setting them up in various settings; and reflections on these unique environments. Part I introduces the history and theory behind learning communities, then discusses various issues involved in planning and implementing a learning community on campus, including Forging partnerships between academic- and student-affairs Establishing an environment that supports learning communities Finding strategies for collaboration to promote integrative learning Developing a learning-community structure and curriculum Assessing learning communities Anticipating and meeting institutional challenges Part II profiles experiences of faculty and students involved in some of Syracuse University's learning communities, which represent a variety of pedagogies, including arts, citizenship, education, human services and health professions, leadership, management, and online learning. The authors share how each learning community's structure was designed to meet the unique needs of a program's and its faculty and students. This book guides administrators, faculty, and student-affairs professionals to understand why learning communities are worth considering and how to successfully create them.

LC Classification NumberMLCM 2006/10792