Earth Wind & Fire: A Learning Community Approach to Build Ties Between Degree Programs in a Geoscience Department
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2015-02-01
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Cervato, Cinzia
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Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
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We describe the components of a learning community program for meteorology, geology, and Earth Science undergraduates in a geoscience department. The learning community provides the students with opportunities to interact with each other and with faculty, and it helps them in the transition from high school to a large public university. Enrollment data show that, in addition to being a successful community-building approach, the learning community has a positive impact in major retention to the programs and is well received by the students.
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This article is from Journal of Geoscience Education 63 (2015): 41, doi:10.5408/14-018. Posted with permission.
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