Transitioning to a curricular approach represents a cultural shift. A department can have well-articulated goals, outcomes, and educational plans, but … More
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Announcement: ACPA and Roompact Enter Into Partnership to Enhance Student Learning and Engagement
Roompact and ACPA – College Student Educators International are happy to announce that they’ve entered a formal partnership agreement. Roompact … More
Why I go to the Institute on the Curricular Approach… And keep coming back every year
Perspective Roompact “Perspective” posts are opportunities for individual staff members to work out ideas and provide their individual thoughts and … More
Developing A Culture of Assessment in Your Residence Life and Education Program
Because developing a residential curriculum entails refocusing your departmental efforts towards student learning, it necessarily follows that you must develop … More
Developing a Timeline for a Divisional or Residential Curriculum Implementation on Your Campus
Curricular development is a complex process that involves planning and organizational change. It is a process that takes year, not … More
What are the Benefits of Moving to a Curricular Approach to Residence Life?
When encountering the curricular approach for the first time, many staff may wonder why the approach has gained such currency … More
The Iterative and Reciprocal Process of Developing Rubrics (With Training Video)
An important element of developing residential curriculum involves scaffolding and sequencing learning. Rubrics, or tools developed for the purposes of … More
Creating Effective Curriculum Facilitation Guides and Lesson Plans for Staff
Once you have decided on your educational priority, learning goals, narratives, and learning outcomes, and developed rubrics, it is time … More
27 Quick Questions to Assess Student Learning
One of the most important aspects of developing residence hall curriculum is the establishment of assessment practices that measure student … More