Utilizing Assessment and Student Experiences to Build a Collaborative Residential Curriculum

In the 2019-2020 academic year, Macalester College conducted a comprehensive assessment of the residential curriculum model through a pedagogical lense. We identified three larger findings: 1) There is a pedagogical misalignment with the implementation of learning strategies in residential areas, 2) Larger, sequential stressors exist for the First-Year and Sophomore Year Experience (FYE & SOYE), and 3) Campus partners are interested in increasing collaboration within the residential curriculum to improve the student experience. These findings drove larger recommendations centered around a 3rd version of our Community Learning Model (CLM), where learning strategies are sequenced to maximize student learning.

In the News

Welcome to the July/August 2018 issue of C&RL News. Last fall, the Macalester College Library’s feline fan Max the Cat was all the rage online for his persistent attempts to hang out in his favorite building. Rebecca S. Wingo, Alexis Logsdon, and Christopher Schommer reflect on Max’s fame and provide some great insights on copyright learned from their experience “Going viral.”