Developing a residential education curriculum requires not just a change in process and procedure, but also a cultural and philosophical change in the way our approach to our work. To that end, the presenters will share a Residential Curriculum assessment guides they and others developed to aid departments in continuous improvement. This session will introduce the curriculum and guides, allow participants to practice applying the tools, and discuss methods for implementing it in practice.
Originally presented at the 2018 NASPA-Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
2. • Participants will be able to…
• Recall the elements of a residential
curriculum, what the approach entails, and
methods for adopting it.
• Describe areas of criteria for evaluation in
assessing their curricular development.
• Utilize the Curriculum Standards Self
Assessment Guide and Residential
Curriculum Annual Organizational Barometer
to determine areas for growth
and development in their work.
Learning Outcomes
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University of
Delaware
University of
Delaware
University of
New Hampshire
Macalester
College
Penn State
University
St. Louis
University
University of
South Carolina Virginia Tech Indiana State
University
University of
South Florida
University of
Oklahoma
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16. 1 2 3 94 6 7 85 10 11
University of
Delaware
University of
Delaware
University of
New Hampshire
Macalester
College
Penn State
University
St. Louis
University
University of
South Carolina Virginia Tech Indiana State
University
University of
South Florida
University of
Oklahoma
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
• American University (2010)
• Appalachian State University (2017)
• Carelton University (2017)
• Central Michigan University (2017)
• Clemson University (2014)
• Colorado Mesa University (2012, 2013)
• Dartmouth College (2009)
• East Tennessee State University (2016)
• Georgia Southern University (2015)
• Gettysburg College (2010, 2011)
• Indiana State University (2014, 2015)
• Lehigh University (2013, 2014)
• Macalester College
(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
• Messiah College (2011)
• New York University (2010, 2015)
• North Carolina State University (2017)
• North Dakota State University (2016, 2017)
• Northern Illinois University (2011, 2012)
• Pennsylvania State University
(2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
• St. Lawrence University (2012)
• Saint Louis University (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
(2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• SUNY Brockport (2011, 2013)
• Syracuse University (2009)
• University of Buffalo (2014)
• University of Central Florida (2016)
• University of Connecticut (2017)
• University of Dayton (2012, 2015)
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016)
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2017)
• University of Minnesota (2010, 2012, 2013)
• University of Mississippi (2016)
• University of New Hampshire (2009, 2014, 2016)
• University of Oklahoma (2015, 2017)
• University of South Carolina (2013, 2015, 2016)
• University of South Florida (2014, 2016)
• Virginia Tech (2013, 2014)
• Western Washington University (2011, 2012)
• Whitman College (2009)
• Wilfrid Laurier University (2017)
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18. Programming Model Residential Curriculum
Programming is the main method of
educational delivery
Educational delivery can involve multiple
strategies beyond the program
Student staff members lead in developing
programs and their content
Professional staff members develop a
detailed learning plan for
student staff members to follow
Often involves categories
that can be widely interpreted
Learning goal areas replace categories and
are more narrowly defined
Learning outcomes are set by
student staff members
Learning outcomes are defined by
professional staff members
Differences in Underlying Logic Between
Approaches to Residential Student Learning
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19. RA Proposes a Program
RD Approves
RA Executes the Learning Plan
RD Assigns Learning Outcomes
and Learning Plan
Programming Model Curriculum Model
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