The Hays Creek Watershed: A Case Study of Collaborative Watershed Restoration Planning and Place-Based Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Laura Henry-Stone
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Watershed Restoration ◽  
Restoration Planning ◽  
Chesapeake Bay Watershed ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Creek Watershed ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution ◽  
Real World Learning

The goal of many environmental studies programs is to immerse students in real-world learning contexts while also contributing to the improvement of environmental conditions in local regions. Watersheds provide an excellent integrating context in which to pursue these complementary goals. For instance, the Chesapeake Bay watershed is a well-known national treasure that is experiencing many of the environmental problems facing watersheds everywhere, primarily centered on water pollution from anthropogenic sources. This paper describes the approach used in one particular course at a small liberal arts institution to facilitate student learning about and contribution to local watershed issues.

scholarly journals A Case Study on Faculty and Professional Advisor Perceptions on Academic Advising

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agatha O'Brien-Gayes ◽  
Kerry Spitze
Keyword(s):  
Academic Advising ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Quantitative Difference ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Promotion And Tenure ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution ◽  
Time Faculty ◽  
Tenure Process

This case study addressed the attitudes and perceptions of faculty and professional advisors at a public comprehensive liberal arts institution. Based on a survey administered to full-time faculty and professional advisors in Fall 2009, the results showed a quantitative difference in levels of satisfaction with advising between the groups. Faculty resported a desire to function more in a mentoring capacity as well as increased recognition for advising during the promotion and tenure process, and identified a systemic need for better communication of policies and procedures. Professional advisors also raised these concerns but reported a higher level of overall satisfaction with advising. Concrete strategies to improve advising delivery were identified. Some preliminary best practices were addressed.

Is the ACRL Framework a teaching tool? Undergraduates’ interpretations of its language and concepts

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Jarson ◽  
Rachel Hamelers
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution ◽  
General Education Courses ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose While many librarians have celebrated the pedagogical inspiration offered by the ACRL Framework, some have raised concerns about the comprehensibility and accessibility of its language, particularly for students. The authors sought to understand if introducing the language of the frames explicitly – in addition to using them as the implicit foundation of our teaching – resonated with these undergraduates. This case study investigates how undergraduates at a liberal arts institution interpreted the Framework’s language and concepts in relation to their independent research.Design/methodology/approach In this case study, the authors analyzed 25 undergraduates’ reflections on their information literacy learning guided by recommendations for thematic analysis of qualitative data from Braun and Clarke (2006) and Castleberry and Nolen (2018). These steps included closely reading the reflections, disassembling and reassembling by frame, coding for themes, and finding trends and patterns.Findings The authors’ analysis of students’ reflections offers insight into how these students interpreted the Framework’s language and related it to their own experience. By noting language that seemed to resonate in this instance, the authors suggest ways in which educators could effectively use the Framework’s language with undergraduates.Originality/value Other studies in this area have generally been conducted with semester-long general education courses. This case study explores if explicit use of the Framework’s language outside of the classroom setting can resonate with undergraduates. Expanding research into different academic contexts enhances our understanding of how librarians may use the Framework as an explicit pedagogical tool.

scholarly journals Decolonize this art history: Imagining a decolonial art history programme at Kalamazoo College

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Butler ◽  
Christine Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Art History ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Ongoing Process ◽  
History Curriculum ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution ◽  
Potential Applications

This article presents a case study of a decolonized curriculum development in the Art History programme at the small liberal arts institution Kalamazoo College (Michigan, USA). It discusses the curriculum plan, methods for learning, assessment and potential applications for this approach beyond the case study. Paying attention to questions about the origins of art history, and its long-established methods and canon within the Western academy, this article proposes that any approach to decolonizing an art history curriculum must take into account the frameworks and methods of the knowledge systems it employs, must continually assess, reflect and hold accountable those who participate in its implementation and maintenance, and, importantly, must recognize that decolonization work is a necessarily messy and ongoing process.

Enhancing Student Learning and Retention through the Merger of the Academic and Student Affairs Unit: The Olivet Plan

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evon Walters
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Institutional Transformation ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution ◽  
Societal Context ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

This article is based upon a case study that highlights one private liberal arts institution, Olivet College, which embarked upon an institutional transformation process that merged both the academic and student affairs units into one. The objective of such an undertaking was to enhance student learning, strengthen the connection between the curriculum and the co-curriculum, and expand upon assessing student-learning outcomes. The article presents the societal context and guiding assumptions as they relate to the complex tasks of merging both divisions. It introduces the conceptual framework behind the Olivet Plan, highlighting the basic theoretical tenets on student learning that guided its process of institutional change. The case study will highlight the objectives, process, challenges, and successes of this model.

Tidal Back River Greening – A Case Study in Watershed Restoration

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (5) ◽  
pp. 3129-3147
Author(s):  
Everett Gupton ◽  
Kelly Lennon ◽  
Chin Lien ◽  
Vincent J. Gardina ◽  
Robert Ryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Watershed Restoration ◽  
Back River

The Nature of Student Affairs Work in the Liberal Arts College

NASPA Journal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan B. Hirt ◽  
Catherine T. Amelink ◽  
Steven R Schneiter
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Student Affairs Administration ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Work Habits ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution

The mission of the liberal arts institution is to educate the whole student; this parallels the aims of student affairs administration. How does this mission affect what student affairs professionals employed at these institutions do? For this study, researchers examined the nature of work for student affairs administrators at liberal arts institutions. Results revealed that professional life can be conceptualized through three themes: the manner in which work is conducted, work habits in relation to students, and the work environment.

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