Discovering, Integrating and Applying Knowledge:
Network for Academic Renewal Conference
April 10-12, 2008
Austin, Texas
The AAC&U’s “Network for Academic Renewal” is hosting this conference that asks “How do we ensure that today’s students actually learn how to apply their learning to complex, cross-disciplinary problems?”:
Emerging research on student success has turned a spotlight on educational practices that raise the level of persistence and achievement for today’s college-going population. “Engaged learning practices”—such as learning communities, first year seminars, undergraduate research, infusing society’s big questions into the curriculum, and connecting knowledge with choices and actions—have educational benefits for all students. [. . .] This conference will explore the emerging research on practices that raise student achievement and its implications for current efforts to help more students reap the full benefits of college. The conference will also take a hard look at the institutional barriers that often make it difficult to establish and sustain these practices.
Read more about the conference on the AAC&U’s website.
