CITL - Carol Swayze: Undergraduate Research

Meet Your 2025 High Impact Practices (HIPs) Ambassadors

A high impact practice is a pedagogical approach which requires an investment of time and energy over an extended period that has unusually positive effects on student engagement in educationally purposeful behavior (Kuh, 2010). High impact practices are evidence-based teaching and learning practices that have been widely tested and shown to be beneficial for college students (Kuh, 2008).

Characteristics of high-impact activities include: setting appropriately high expectations of students; interaction with faculty and peers about substantive matters; experiences with diversity; frequent feedback; reflection and integrative learning; real-world applications; and demonstrated competence.

Meet Your 2025 HIP Ambassadors:

Carol Swayze from Middle Tennessee State University

Name: Carol Swayze

Institution: Middle Tennessee State University

Email: carol.swayze@mtsu.edu

Office Number: 615-494-7849

Degrees earned and institution(s): Ed.D. Assessment, Learning, and Student Success – Middle Tennessee State University • M.S. Organizational Management – Tusculum University • B.S. Business Education – Lee University

How long have you worked at your institution? 12 years

What is your teaching/research focus area(s)? Experiential Learning including Service Learning, Civic & Community Engagement, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Research, Work-based Learning, Creative Activity, Teacher Education, Applied Learning • The Effect of Experiential Learning on Student Success

What do you appreciate most about the HIP(s) that you have infused into the courses you teach?

The transformational effect that I see on students and the community as a result of engagement in experiential learning courses.

Carol Swayze is your HIP Ambassador for Undergraduate Research

Minimum Definition of Practice-

Undergraduate research is an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student in collaboration with a faculty member that makes a unique intellectual, scholarly, or creative contribution to the discipline, and for which the student receives academic credit either through a course or independent study. The student's contribution may be part of a new or ongoing faculty research project (adapted from CUR).

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Getting Started with HIPs

A high impact practice is a pedagogical approach which requires an investment of time and energy over an extended period that has unusually positive effects on student engagement in educationally purposeful behavior (Kuh, 2010). High impact practices are evidence-based teaching and learning practices that have been widely tested and shown to be beneficial for college students (Kuh, 2008). Characteristics of high-impact activities include: setting appropriately high expectations of students; interaction with faculty and peers about substantive matters; experiences with diversity; frequent feedback; reflection and integrative learning; real-world applications; and demonstrated competence.

Want to learn more?

You can request that Dr. Heidi Leming come and present at your campus for in-service or other even.
View "Work Smarter, Not Harder: Simplifying HIPs" presentation (47 minutes)
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