林肯
什么是林肯？?
Learning in Community, also known as 林肯, is a learning community model at Valencia College that seeks to provide a supportive and collaborative environment for 学生 to learn and grow together. 林肯 offers a unique experience for 学生 to take two of the courses they need for graduation alongside the same group of 学生 and have their learning centered around a common academic theme. Most 林肯 offerings also include two faculty that team teach throughout the term, which allows the formation of a tight-knit circle of learning that supports each learner at their needed level.
In general, learning communities are regarded as a high impact educational practice, and have shown to increase student retention and success in college. 学生们经常 build stronger bonds with their peers, classmates, faculty, and staff at the college, which increases academic success and retention. The following distinguishes 林肯 from other learning communities offered at the college:
- Same cohort of 学生 in two courses
- Integrated curriculum throughout the semester
- Team-taught courses generally with two faculty members
- Success Coach (optional) to provide academic and non-academic support through the Learning 支持 and Student Affairs offices
为什么要参与其中 in 林肯?
学生
林肯 offers a great opportunity for you to learn with a community of 学生. 林肯 has been shown to strengthen your success in your classes, increase the likelihood that you will take additional courses towards your academic goals, and increase the likelihood of graduation ( AIR Report, 林肯). By developing an environment where you and your colleagues create meaningful connections among yourselves, your professor(s), and your courses, you can help create a lasting impact on your personal, academic, and professional life.
教师
As a faculty member, you will benefit by developing your professional skills, enjoying peer to peer connections across academic disciplines and student affairs, developing engagement strategies to support 学生 of varying levels of academic preparedness, and engaging with academic and non-academic resources. In addition to these benefits, you will also receive supplemental monetary compensation for teaching a 林肯 course with a faculty partner and design learning across disciplines that center around a common theme of your choosing.
How to get involved
学生
The best way to discover what options exist in each semester to participate in 林肯 courses is to use the Course Schedule 搜索 (see Registration Guide below). 请 keep in mind that registration in one of the linked courses will automatically register you for the other linked course, and you’ll want to check that both courses are able to be used towards your graduation requirements.
教师
If you are interested in team-teaching a course with a fellow faculty member or linking two of your courses to create a learning community, please email Engaged Learning 开始吧. After a conversation with an Office of Engaged Learning team member, you and your dean will be able to complete the 林肯 Schedule Request Form. You can also indicate interest through the EDGE in learning about upcoming offerings of INDV3259 Integrating a High Impact Practice, which is a 教师 Development course in which you learn strategies for building community in the classroom, create integrated learning experiences between two or more joined courses, design a joint syllabus with your faculty partner, and connect with a Success Coach (optional) to support student learning.
Registration Guide
- Go to the Valencia Course Schedule 搜索
- Select the term you would like to search for
- Under the Class Type section, select the box that says ‘Linked’
- 点击“搜索”
- 查看课程
- 联系 engagedlearning@westcentralohio.net for more information
