Cohort Learning Communities

From Best Practice to Common Practice

What We’ll Cover

• Common Elements

• 7 Cohort Learning Communities

• Discussion

Common Elements…• work together

between meetings

• meet in person at Bonner events

• Share models and strategies

• Discuss how to make change

• Grow as leaders

Avenues…

• Webinars and conference calls

• Reading groups and sharing literature

• Ongoing discussion and collaboration

• Forging structure and timelines… - Basecamp

• Sharing successes and challenges

Campus-Wide Student Engagement

• Infrastructure to engage students leaders more increasing the number and depth of engagement opportunities

• Some institutions may be developing new student leadership structures

• Others will be seeking to expand longstanding efforts across campus

• Coalition of Projects Model; Ready, Go, Get Set

Senior Presentations, Learning Outcomes, and Assessment• Development of Student Learning Outcomes

using inquiry-based model

• Structure and supports for Senior Presentations (videotaping, discussing outcomes, retreats)

• Identification and piloting of rubrics and assessment tools (e-portfolios)

• University of Richmond model; VALUE Rubrics

Faculty Engagement

• Help each Bonner Program and Center to have a clear strategy for connecting with faculty and changing curriculum

• Faculty development models, like training and speakers

• Students as Colleague models • Mini-grants, Readings, Faculty Advisory

Boards

Community Engaged Signature Work

• Process of developing formal Capstone projects with academic connections

• Ground work with partners and faculty • Reading group with articles for

planning and discussing change • Development of curricular links

CBR & PolicyOptions

• Engage students and faculty in community-driven research projects

• Develop a PolicyOptions bureau and student roles in policy and program model research

• Template for issue briefs • Expanding focus on systemic solutions

Food Security

• Support campus teams interested networking related to their Food Security programs

• Experimenting with approaches for building and maintaining network-wide communication

• Linking efforts with national organizations, including the Congressional Hunger Center, Campus Kitchens, and the Food Recovery Network

College Access

• Best practices and success stories • Some may be seeking to build capacity

of existing college access programs • Others may want to address gaps

they’ve identified in their community • Identifying and sharing model

programs

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• Project management tool

Discussion

• What’s most strategic for you?