Roompact is proud to sponsor of ACPA's Residential Curriculum Institute. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in the residence halls. As provider of software that enables colleges and universities... Continue Reading →
Recapping Day 2 of the 2017 Residential Curriculum Institute
Roompact is proud to sponsor of ACPA's Residential Curriculum Institute. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in the residence halls. As provider of software that enables colleges and universities... Continue Reading →
Recapping Day 1 of the 2017 Residential Curriculum Institute
Roompact is proud to sponsor of ACPA's Residential Curriculum Institute. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in the residence halls. As provider of software that enables colleges and universities... Continue Reading →
The Missing Eleventh Element of a Residential Curriculum: Customized Student Learning
The Residential Curriculum Institute outlines 10 "Essential Elements" that make up a curriculum and yet little to no research has been conducted specifically on these Elements. While that is not to say that the Elements are unsupported by research, they borrow from proven concepts and sound principles of instructional design, but there is currently no... Continue Reading →
Building Off of Bloom: Writing Progressive Learning Objectives
One of the bedrock concepts of designing residential curricula and learning plans is the ability to write effective learning objectives. Writing effective and measurable learning objectives, however, is often more difficult than it may seem. The deeper one delves into learning theory and curricular design, the more nuanced one realizes these concepts are. One of... Continue Reading →
Recapping Day 3 of the 2016 Residential Curriculum Institute
Roompact is proud to sponsor the tenth anniversary of ACPA's Residential Curriculum Institute. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in the residence halls. As provider of software that enables... Continue Reading →
Recapping Day 2 of the 2016 Residential Curriculum Institute
Roompact is proud to sponsor the tenth anniversary of ACPA's Residential Curriculum Institute. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in the residence halls. As provider of software that enables... Continue Reading →
Recapping Day 1 of the 2016 Residential Curriculum Institute
Roompact is proud to sponsor the tenth anniversary of ACPA's Residential Curriculum Institute. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in the residence halls. As provider of software that enables... Continue Reading →
What Is and Why Attend ACPA’s Institute on the Curricular Approach (Residential Curriculum Institute)?
The Institute on the Curricular Approach (formerly the Residential Curriculum Institute) is a professional development opportunity offered by ACPA-College Student Educators International and co-sponsored by its Commission for Housing and Residential Life and the Commission for Assessment and Evaluation. The Institute provides an overview and training on how to start and grow a residential curriculum and,... Continue Reading →