Innovations
October 1, 2020
Our knowledge of how students learn has grown significantly over the last few decades. In keeping with this trend, the quality and sheer amount of research on instructional strategies has also grown, and active learning has emerged as an instructional method that can improve learning outcomes for all students, including students from marginalized backgrounds and populations.
In this webinar, participants will learn about active learning techniques that have been shown to improve student learning in the college classroom. They will also learn about the K. Patricia Cross Academy...
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2023-2024 Innovation of the Year Award and 2024-2025 League Excellence Award recipients were recognized at the 2025 Innovations Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
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June 16, 2021
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In fall 2019 and spring 2020, 10 institutions participated in a research study comparing student outcomes on Packback discussion to outcomes found with traditional Learning Management System discussion. In April 2020, Packback released the findings of that study in Impact of Online Discussion Platform and Pedagogy on Student Outcomes. Among the findings from the study, institutions reported increased levels of student engagement, vastly improved discussion rigor, improved final grade outcomes, and high rates of student and faculty...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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Can you tell if the polished draft your students turn in represents a weekend of critical thinking or three minutes of AI generation? Join the League and Packback to learn how making student thinking visible replaces AI policing with a transparent, auditable learning process. Can’t make it? Register anyway, and we’ll send you the recording and a copy of the presentation slides so you can watch at your own pace.
Hosts: Dr. Cynthia Wilson, Vice President, Learning, and Chief Impact Officer, League for Innovation in the...
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April 4, 2024
For most of the 20th century, course placement was designed to be a system to assess student needs and identify the appropriate interventions to support success. Yet research into student success showed that placement wasn't meeting those goals, particularly for students who enrolled in community colleges with the biggest hurdles to overcome.
A holistic understanding of student potential – built on powerful research on the role of noncognitive skills such as sense of belonging, goal commitment, and growth mindset – can help colleges better understand student strengths and...
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Appendix C includes examples of the Curriculum Map and Curriculum Snapshot as well as sample activities and resources.
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