Common Intellectual Experiences

Common Intellectual Experiences as a High-Impact Learning Practice (from AAC&U):

"The older idea of a “core” curriculum has evolved into a variety of modern forms, such as a set of required common courses or a vertically organized general education program that includes advanced integrative studies and/or required participation in a learning community. These programs often combine broad themes—e.g., technology and society, global interdependence—with a variety of curricular and cocurricular options for students."

Common Intellectual Experiences Resources:

• "Common Book vs. Common Problem: the future of creating common experiences." The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 6, 2013.

• "Teaching While Gay." The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 9, 2013.

• "Common Reading, Common Ground." Inside Higher Ed, January 11, 2012.

Common Read Resources:

• Hamline University Common Read webpage