Some online students are already deeply engaged as members, officers or even founders of clubs and learning communities. At the same time, others might be asking — does my school even have clubs?

“Community” is a hot buzzword, referring to everything from a physical neighborhood to a cohort of people rallying around a purpose or shared interest. As observed in Harvard Business Review: “The ...

Shirley Hord, Learning Forward’s scholar laureate, has focused her career on research about and practice of effective professional learning communities. The primary purpose and function of the ...

Connecting school learning with communities and businesses.In the Specialized High School Regional Collaboration Promotion Project, schools and local industries collaborate to hold platform meetings ...

Learning Communities (LC) are designed for first-year Purdue students who are looking for a smaller classroom experience combined with extracurricular learning and peer networking. Within Purdue ...

Gertrude Stein was wrong: a rose is not necessarily a rose. Calling something a rose doesn’t make it a rose. Take the example of learning communities, one of the high-impact practices that contributes ...

Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) are specialized living environments that cater to students who share similar interests or majors. These communities provide a unique opportunity for students to ...

Placement in a learning community (LC) is determined by a comprehensive review of all applications to create optimal learning environments for each LC. The LC placement criteria include elements such ...

College is more than classes — it’s about connection, discovery, and finding where you belong. Enhanced Learning Communities (ELCs) bring your academic interests to life by blending learning, living, ...

As a result of living in a Boston College Living Learning Community, residents will be able to apply knowledge gained through their respective LLC to their personal or academic endeavors. As a result ...

There are two types of shared-interest communities on campus: Living-Learning and Specialty. The key difference is the former is connected with academic credit, and the latter is not. Living Learning ...

This learning community for new faculty offers valuable insights for educators at all experience levels, from novices to seasoned professionals. You'll gain access to an online, non-credit course ...