Any one of a variety Learning Living-learning Programs in which of curricular communities are programs are undergraduate structures that link fostered by defined broadly as students live together several commonality and programs organized together in a existing courses, or consistency of to introduce and discrete portion of a actually restructure purpose, shared integrate academic residence hall (or the material entirely, values, and and social learning the entire hall) and so that students have transcendent in residence hall participate in opportunities for themes. settings through academic and/or deeper faculty involvement extracurricular understanding and with the goal of an programming integration of the enriched learning designed especially material they are experience for all for them. learning, and more participants. interaction with one another and their teachers as fellow participants in the learning enterprise. Appendix D: Successfully Created LLC Since the 1960s and 1970s, several colleges and universities have addressed the need to help students transition to the institution, create a sense of community, and take an active role in their learning. Figure D1 provides a list of institutions and their successful LLCs. These institutions have been able to address and overcome challenges and sustain their LLCs. Figure D1 Examples of Successful LLCs Institution Name of LLC Website University of Maryland at College College Park www.scholars.umd.edu Park Scholars University of Wisconsin-Madison Bradley www.housing.wisc.edu/bradley Learning Community
Any one of a variety of curricular structures that link together several existing courses, or actually restructure the material entirely, so that students have opportunities for deeper understanding and integration of the material they are learning, and more interaction with one another and their teachers as fellow participants in the learning enterprise. Learning communities are fostered by commonality and consistency of purpose, shared values, and transcendent themes. Living-learning programs are defined broadly as programs organized to introduce and integrate academic and social learning in residence hall settings through faculty involvement with the goal of an enriched learning experience for all participants. Programs in which undergraduate students live together in a discrete portion of a residence hall (or the entire hall) and participate in academic and/or extracurricular programming designed especially for them. Appendix D: Successfully Created LLC Since the 1960s and 1970s, several colleges and universities have addressed the need to help students transition to the institution, create a sense of community, and take an active role in their learning. Figure D1 provides a list of institutions and their successful LLCs. These institutions have been able to address and overcome challenges and sustain their LLCs. Figure D1 Examples of Successful LLCs Institution Name of LLC Website University of Maryland at College Park College Park Scholars www.scholars.umd.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison Bradley Learning Community www.housing.wisc.edu/bradley