ACLC

A consortium of colleges/universities committed to supporting institutions in the region who are developing learning community initiatives.  We are a collaborative leadership network dedicated to enriching discussion about learner-centered pedagogies, and the professional development that supports them.

Best Practices in Learning Communities: ACLC Celebrates a Decade of Progress

 

October 27-29, 2010

Click here for the 2010 brochure and registration materials.

Keynote presentation and workshop by Dr. Barbara Walvoord, Professor Emerita, University of Notre Dame

Workshops will be facilitated by experienced learning community faculty and administrators from the northeast.  Topics will include:

• Developing assignments that foster eflective writing and critical thinking
• Faculty as "guide on the side" - in-class practices for active learning
• Incorporating service learning and civic engagement in LCs
• Peer mentoring
• Collaborating across campus to develop and sustain LCs
• Assessing program development and student learning outcomes
• Integrating science, math, and other disciplines in LCs
• Grading coordinated assignments and courses

Evening receptions and poster sessions will feature information and displays from those colleges and universities attending.

 
Click below for a link to the 2010 Retreat site:

Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center , West Hartford, CT