The Atlantic Center for Learning Communities sponsors curriculum planning retreats for teams of faculty and administrators. Past retreats have focused on assessment in learning communities and fostering interdisciplinary connections within learning communities. Attendees can spend time in teams from within their institution, or in interactive workshops where an emphasis is placed on sharing ideas and resources across institutions.These are ideal settings for networking and renewal with learning community colleagues.
Upcoming Retreat: October 21-23, 2009
Learning Communities in the Community: Practicing Civic Engagement
Past retreat topics:
2008 - Using Learning Communities to Promote Student Success in Math and Science
2007 - Integrative Learning: What does it Mean? How do We do it? How Do We Know it Works? Why is it Important?
2006 - Learning Communities: Creating Cross-Campus Conversations
2005 - Assessment in Learning Communities
Location: Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT
To find out more about this center visit www.holyfamilyretreat.org