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Direct linkWelch, Edwin H. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2017
Smaller, private, independent institutions of higher education across the United States are facing challenging times. This white paper by Edwin H. Welch, president of the University of Charleston, shares lessons gleaned from the institution's innovative efforts over almost 30 years. Welch's hope is that the experiences at the University of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Private Colleges, Small Colleges
Peer reviewedGray, Simon; Coates, Lee; Fraser, Ann; Pierce, Pam – New Directions for Higher Education, 2015
This chapter describes consortial efforts within the Great Lakes Colleges Association to share expertise and programming to build research skills throughout the undergraduate curriculum. Strategies to scaffold research skill development are provided from Allegheny College, Kalamazoo College, and The College of Wooster.
Descriptors: Research Skills, Undergraduate Study, College Curriculum, Skill Development
Download full textGrimes, Terry – Council of Independent Colleges, 2014
Because of their commitment to the voluntary measurement and improvement of student learning outcomes, colleges and universities that are members of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) have been at the forefront of the national shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning. The institutions participating in the CIC Degree…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Consortia, Qualifications, Outcomes of Education
Bruce, Kim B.; Cupper, Robert D.; Scot Drysdale, Robert L. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2010
With the support of a grant from the Sloan Foundation, nine computer scientists from liberal arts colleges came together in October, 1984 to form the Liberal Arts Computer Science Consortium (LACS) and to create a model curriculum appropriate for liberal arts colleges. Over the years the membership has grown and changed, but the focus has remained…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Science, Consortia, Liberal Arts
Tenenberg, Josh; McCartney, Robert – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2007
This issue is devoted to the curriculum guidelines from the Liberal Arts Computer Science Consortium. These guidelines provide a coherent and important model for computing education within a liberal arts context, giving primacy to critical reason, rigorous methods, and student engagement in the research process. In this regard, they are at the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Computer Science, Liberal Arts, College Curriculum
Hoelter, Lynette F.; LeClere, Felicia B.; Pienta, Amy M.; Barlow, Rachael E.; McNally, James W. – Teaching Sociology, 2008
The focus on quantitative literacy has been increasingly outside the realm of mathematics. The social sciences are well suited to including quantitative elements throughout the curriculum but doing so can mean challenges in preparation and presentation of material for instructors and increased anxiety for students. This paper describes tools and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Research Methodology, Learning Activities, Online Courses
