Tag: Topic Student Development and Learning

ResEdChat Ep 175: Flipped Residence Halls – Resident Learning, Restorative Practices, and Campus Dialogue

ResEdChat 175

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Host Paul sits down with one of our 2026 Roompact Fellows, Kaleigh Mrowka, to discuss student learning and curriculum, restorative practices, and encouraging campus dialogue. An interesting through-line develops which can give residence hall professionals multiple strategies and elements to incorporate in their work of making meaningful spaces for resident students. (Ledo's Pizza and a kitten also make an appearance.)

ResEdChat Ep 172: Breaking The Circular Cycle – The 3C Framework for Residence Life Practice

RedEdChat 172

In this special episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we have a rebroadcast from one of our more recent webinars. We started our monthly webinar series back in October of 2025 and if you are a Roompact member, you can participate in these live. For non-Roompact members, we make the recording available after the fact on our website. In this webinar we’ll go over the 3C Framework for Residence Life Practice. It takes from all of the models to help you distill down what’s important for your residents and what’s on campus. As a framework, it’s flexible and draws from best practices across the field.

ResEdChat Ep 170: Student-Centered Design Versus Administrator-Centered Design for Student with Erin Long

ResEdChat 170

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Host Paul sits down with one of our 2026 Roompact Fellows, Erin Long, to discuss all things co-curricular learning. Erin recently completed her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin and her dissertation focused on students perceptions of co-curricular learning and its implications for practice. Professionals who have curriculum and learning elements in their ResEd programs won't want to miss this!

The ResLife Learning Outcome Generator

Magic Machine

Craft measurable learning outcomes for residence life programs using the Audience–Behavior–Condition–Degree model. A – Audience Who are the learners? Example: Residents, student leaders, first-year students B – Behavior 1️⃣ Choose a Domain: Select a level Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create 2️⃣ Select a Verb: Select a Bloom’s level first 3️⃣ Define the Behavior: Describe... Continue Reading →

27 Quick Questions to Assess Student Learning

Did They Learn Anything?

One of the most important aspects of developing residence hall curriculum is the establishment of assessment practices that measure student learning. The use of Bloom's Taxonomy and its related verbs can help in this regard by ensuring that the outcomes we seek to achieve are specific and measurable. But how do we actually do the... Continue Reading →

Technology Is A Tool, NOT A Learning Outcome

lightbulb and gears

At Roompact, we love technology. We are, after all, a software company. But we also love learning. Our main mission is to enhance the educational experience in the residence halls and to enhance learning for all students. We do this through providing both student and educator-facing tools. Sometimes our tools help make processes more efficient, so that... Continue Reading →

How To Develop Student Learning Rubrics For Student Affairs Curriculum

Rubrics

Rubrics are tools that are used by educators to help evaluate the learning and performance of students. They are written documents, often presented in a chart format, that help define progress and achievement levels towards various goals and performance indicators. When developing learning goals and their constituent outcomes in a residential curriculum, rubrics can help. Rubrics ensure that... Continue Reading →

4 Documents that Place “Student Learning” at the Core of Residential Education

Do you view yourself as an educator?

One of the primary roles of residence life professionals is to advance student learning. But given the myriad of hats and tasks that housing and residence life professionals take on, it can sometimes become lost in the mix. It requires professionals to remain vigilant. When developing educational plans, writing position descriptions, and training staff, these processes should be constantly... Continue Reading →

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