DEFINITION OF LEARNING
Learning is a comprehensive, holistic, transformative activity that integrates academic learning and student development. Learning takes place in the classroom, in the residence halls, through campus involvement, in advising meetings, through civic engagement, through internships, etc. A college education is applied to all aspects of one’s life – career, leisure pursuits, community involvement, relationships & family, financial & material, personal growth, and health & wellness.
OUTCOMES OF COLLEGE
Knowledge Acquisition, Integration, and Application
Understanding knowledge in a range of disciplines (acquisition); connecting knowledge to other knowledge, ideas, and experiences (integration); relate knowledge to daily life (application); pursuit of lifelong learning; career decidedness; technological competence.
Cognitive Complexity
Critical thinking, reflective thinking, effective reasoning, intellectual flexibility, emotion/cognition integration, identity/cognition integration.
Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Competence
Realistic self appraisal and self understanding; personal attributes such as identity, self esteem, confidence, ethics and integrity, spiritual awareness, personal goal setting; meaningful relationships; interdependence; collaboration; ability to work with people different from self.
Practical Competence
Career readiness; effective communication skills; capacity to manage one’s affairs; putting plans into action; economic self-sufficiency and vocational competence; maintain health and wellness; prioritize leisure pursuits; living a purposeful and satisfying life.
Persistence and Academic Achievement
Manage college experience to achieve academic and personal success; including degree attainment. Students see themselves as the managers and owners of their education.
Humanitarianism
Understanding and appreciation of human differences; cultural competency; social responsibility.
Civic Engagement
Sense of civic responsibility; commitment to public life through communities of practice; engage in principle dissent; effective in leadership.
Reference:
Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience , Published in 2004 by ACPA ( American College Personnel Association) and NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators)
To access it as a PDF Document online: http://www.myacpa.org/pub/documents/LearningReconsidered.pdf