The resources gathered here are for your browsing pleasure. Some are “old friends”—classics in the field of higher education reform, and others are more contemporary. We hope you find at least one that usefully informs the work you intend to do at the summer institute, and we invite you to send additional nominations to washcenter@evergreen.edu.

Learning Community Readings

We recommend that your team explore the following resources for background material that is relevant to your LC work and/or the themes that your team will be focusing on during the Institute:

• The online, peer-reviewed, searchable e-journal, Learning Communities Research and Practice
• The Elon University Center for Engaged Learning website
• The Learning Communities section of our website

Selected papers:

• Lardner, E., & Malnarich, G. (2008). A New Era in Learning-Community Work: Why the Pedagogy of Intentional Integration Matters.  Change Magazine, 40(4), 30-37. 
• Supiano, B. (2018). Traditional Teaching May Deepen Inequality. Can a Different Approach Fix It? The Chronicle of Higher Education, 64(33). 
• Graziano, J., Schlesinger, M., Kahn, G., & Singer, R. (2016). A workbook on designing, building, and sustaining learning communities. Learning Community Research and Practice, 4(1). 

Teaching and Learning Readings

Classics:

• American Association of Higher Education. (1996). Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning.
• Chickering, A., & Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.

Selected papers:

• Hutchings, P. (2016). Aligning Education Outcomes and Practices. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
• Kuh, G., Jankowski, N., Timmer, J., & Kinzie, J. (2018). Assessment That Matters: Trending Toward Practices That Document Authentic Student Learning. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
• Nunley, C., Bers, T., & Manning, T. (2011). Learning Outcomes Assessment in Community Colleges. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
• AACU. (2015). Committing to Equity and Inclusive Excellence: A Campus Guide for Self-Study and Planning.
• Achieving the Dream. (2016). Equity Statement. 
• Lardner, E., & Malnarich, G. (2009). When Faculty Assess Integrative Learning: Faculty Inquiry to Improve Learning Community Practice. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 41(5), 29-35. 
• Supiano, B. (2018). Traditional Teaching May Deepen Inequality. Can a Different Approach Fix It?  The Chronicle of Higher Education, 64(33). 
• Sullivan, D., & McConnell, K. (2017). Big Progress in Authentic Assessment, But By Itself Not Enough. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 49(1), 14-24.

Open Access Journals you may wish to consult:

• Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education (POD) Essays on Teaching Excellence, 1989-2011.
• Association of American Colleges & Universities (AACU) Peer Review
• Teaching & Learning Inquiry (the journal of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning