The College of Arts and Sciences is currently looking for faculty who would like to offer a learning community in Fall 2010. If you are interested, please contact Kim Verdone in the Arts and Sciences Dean's Office at kverdone@clarion.edu.
Learning Communities help you to make the most of your first year at Clarion University. As part of a learning community of students and professors, you will take classes in a "cluster" of courses, all with a common interdisciplinary theme. You will explore that theme in each course, through coordinated readings, assignments, field trips and social activities. Community style learning is designed to enhance a student's learning experience and build bonds between students, faculty, and university disciplines.
The benefits of taking part in a learning community:
· Small group instruction
· Integrated curriculum
· Built-in support system to assist students, both academically and socially
· Collaboration of faculty
· Community approach to academics
· Personalized learning environment
Goals of the program:
· Foster cross-discipline knowledge
· Support a smooth transition from high school to college
· Build bridges between students and faculty
· Extend learning beyond the classroom
