18-19 Learning Community Analysis

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What suggestions do you have for the 18-19 learning community?
I would suggest that for the 18-19 learning community we try to have more interactive classes incorporated into the schedule. I think that we might get more attendance and enthusiasm from mentees if they were able to participate. I feel that we had a lot of classes where they were sitting and listening to someone talk. We could also send out an interest survey at the beginning of the year so gauge what activities and resources mentees what to learn/hear about, so that they feel like they are getting the most out of learning community.
Another idea I had is to maybe come up with one or two optional fun activity to do outside of class with the small groups. I think that some of the resources on campus are very useful, but sometimes they can be intimidating to do for the first time on your own. This could be go to Cyclone Cinema, do the rock wall or go swimming at the gym, paint pottery in the workshop, take a field trip, etc. It would hopefully be easier to work around a small groups schedule and interest instead of trying to coordinate something with the whole group. …show more content…

What do you feel worked really well? I would say that we do a lot of things well in learning community. What I think that worked especially well this year is the small groups in the fall. I know that we’ve talked about this before, but I think it was a really beneficial change that was made. It made it easier for everyone to feel like they were a part of the learning community and quickly build strong relationships within the small groups.
I think that we do a good job showing them the department and introducing them to research. The cook off was a fun, casual way for mentees to experience the bbmb family. We had them look into faculty who did research (most of whom are in the bbmb department) and had a guest speaker talk about their research. We also had them plan trivia night where they asked a faculty member to be on their

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