cohort learning communities: 2016 bonner new directors meeting
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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