CITL - Iris Johnson Arnold: Learning Communities

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:

Iris Johnson Arnold from Tennessee State University

Name: Iris Johnson Arnold

Institution: Tennessee State University

Email: ijohnson@tnstate.edu

Office Number: 615-963-7030

Degrees earned and institution(s): BA, South Carolina State University; MS, South Carolina State University; PhD, The University of Memphis

How long have you worked at your institution? From 1999 to 2024

What is your teaching/research focus area(s)? My area of focus is speech pathology specifically: • Articulation disorders • Language development • Language disorders • Clinic practicum • Diagnostics in Speech Pathology

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

The High Impact Practices that I have infused into my courses have assisted in closing the research to practice gap. Students are afforded the opportunity for hands on learning outside the walls of the classroom.

Iris Johnson Arnold is your HIP Ambassador for Learning Communities

Minimum Definition of Practice-

The same groups of students taking two or more classes concurrently for academic credit and engaged in a substantial amount of time in common intellectual activities, within and outside the classroom, with intentional curricular connections.

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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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