Welcome
Building Connected Learning Experiences
Learning Communities provide faculty with an opportunity to intentionally connect two or more courses around a common theme, question, or student experience. By collaborating across disciplines, faculty create integrated learning experiences that help students make meaningful connections between subjects while strengthening engagement, persistence, and academic success.
Whether your idea links two academic disciplines, supports a specific student population, or builds around a shared learning outcome, Learning Communities encourage innovation, collaboration, and student-centered teaching.
Why Develop a Learning Community?
Encourage Deeper Learning
Students connect concepts across multiple disciplines through intentionally integrated coursework.
Strengthen Student Success
Learning Communities promote engagement, collaboration, persistence, and meaningful faculty-student interaction.
Foster Faculty Collaboration
Faculty have the opportunity to design innovative learning experiences while partnering with colleagues across programs and disciplines.
Proposal Process
Developing a Proposal
Faculty interested in developing a Learning Community should review the evaluation rubric prior to beginning a proposal. The rubric provides transparency regarding the review criteria and can help guide proposal development.
Once ready, complete the Learning Community Proposal Form below. Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the Learning Communities Committee using the published evaluation rubric.
Characteristics of Strong Proposal
Successful proposals typically:
- Clearly identify a student need.
- Demonstrate intentional course integration.
- Align with institutional priorities.
- Include a realistic implementation plan.
- Desscribe how student success will be assessed.
