How to be a "HIP" College Campus: Maximizing Learning in Undergraduate Education

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Through the voices of dozens of seasoned college faculty and junior and senior students, this book shares insights and practical examples on how a college campus can be HIPutilizing high-impact educational practices widely and effectively. The books strength is numerous hands-on examples about HIPs implementation in and out of the classroom. HIPs have been proven to improve student learning, yet practical examples of their implementation are still few. This book fills that gap. Covering seven (sets of) HIPs, we ask such questions as: What do creative assignments based on active learning look like How does one teach the whole student How does and should student diversity affect teaching The book is most beneficial to current and future instructors of college courses, especially those wanting to use more active learning pedagogies. It will also benefit university administrators and staff by identifying campus priorities, culture, and structure that support the effective implementation of HIPs. It makes the case for a campus-wide adoption of high-impact practices, across disciplines and in both academic and co-curricular life.

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The book is seasoned with excerpts from faculty and student interviews and almost constant reference to the last thirty years of research on academic practice. * Reflective Teaching *
The premise of this book is both exhilarating and timely. Traditional methods of instruction (such as the 'sage on the stage' lecture) are often mismatched with current student needs. Todays students seek greater engagement and learn best when they are challenged more directly and personally. As faculty, we all can see the need for fresh approaches, but often lack the necessary tools. I am excited that this book has been published and will share it with colleagues across my university as we develop innovative new curricula. -- Mary Stewart, MFA, professor of art, Florida State University
HIPs are the attractive new promise of 21st century pedagogy. By these practices the student is no longer the passive lecture-attendee but an engaging and inquiring scholar with critical thinking skills and a keen interest in creative synthesis, connecting ideas from multiple disciplines. Students of all disciplines, regardless of major, can benefit from this new mode of learning. -- Pangratios Papacosta, Ph.D, FInstP, professor of physics, Columbia College Chicago
This book promises to make a useful contribution to the field of undergraduate educational reform. It takes a systemic approach to the implementation of high-impact practices within an institution, an approach often missing in other treatments. Along with a description of selected high-impact practices, the book also describes the kind of institutional support and structure a campus needs to implement them effectively. -- Virginia S. Lee, Ph.D., principal and senior consultant, Virginia S. Lee and Associates, former president (2007-2010), POD Network in Higher Education
We've reached a second phase in the conversations about high-impact practices (HIPs). First came the AAC&Us materials, including pamphlets, research reports, and multi-institutional studies, all of which effectively argue for implementing these practices across campuses. However, many of the conversations have remained disconnected from the daily teaching routines of faculty. What we need is what this book promises: on-the-ground analyses of how multiple HIPs have been intentionally adapted. Such reflection and coordination as that documented by Oxford College of Emory University would serve as a model for other institutions. -- Nancy Chick, Academic Director of the Taylor Institute for Teaching & Learning; University Chair in Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
How to be a HIP College Campus is a most welcome addition to the crowded field of texts designed to maximize undergraduate student success on todays college campuses. With impressive skill and clarity, Rogers and Galle have successfully woven together original findings from high-impact practices as they are viewed through the variable lenses of faculty, administrators, and students. Too often, efforts to improve student learning through use of one or more such tactics are ad hoc, uncoordinated, and thinly assessed; this new book, however, will provide architects of undergraduate programs with ample reason to believe that a much more intentional approach can yield sustainable gains. Although derived from experiences at the somewhat unique context of Emory Universitys Oxford College, the nuggets of discovery will most certainly be of value to those building programs across a wide variety of institutions, both public and private. I fully endorse the idea and the outcome of this book, and I would encourage academic deans, department chairs, program directors, and teaching faculty to absorb its lessons. -- William M. Downs, Ph.D., dean and W. Keats Sparrow Distinguished Chair in the Liberal Arts, Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University
Taking advantage of the unique and powerful learning environment of their institution, Rogers and Galle thoughtfully review student and faculty perspectives on the institutional values, structures, and practices that make HIPs achieve their fullest benefit for today's students. This book is a wonderful guide for staff and faculty who want to extract the most value from high impact practices for their students. -- Charles Blaich, Ph.D., director of inquiries, Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College

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Dr. Satu Rogers established and led for 6.5 years the Office of Institutional Research at Oxford College of Emory University, where she held a lead role in assessment of student learning and educational research. She holds a PhD in political science (Georgia State University), and is also the author of Democratic participation in rural Tanzania and Zambia: The impact of civic education. Dr. Jeffery Galle is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Academic Excellence at Oxford College of Emory University. In addition to his teaching at Oxford College of Emory University, Galle organizes a number of faculty development initiatives, including the annual Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts (IPLA).