Post on 03-Jul-2020
BUILDING A HIP CULTURE
Thomas F. Nelson Laird Indiana University
6/11/15 Track Session at AAC&U’s 2015 Institute on High-Impact Practices & Student Success
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High-Impact Practices
High-Impact Practices
Experiences that…
require an investment of time and energy over an extended period
result in greater engagement and learning
High-Impact Practices
First-Year Seminars & Experiences
Common Intellectual Experiences
Learning Communities
Writing Intensive Courses
Collaborative Assignments & Projects
Undergraduate Research
Diversity & Global Learning
Service/Community-Based Learning
Internships
Capstone Courses & Projects
HIP Culture
2 HIP Culture Components
Participation
Students, faculty, and staff
Valuing
Students, faculty, and staff
2 HIP Culture Components
Participation
Students, faculty, and staff
Valuing
Students, faculty, and staff
Measuring HIP Culture
NSSE 2013 and HIPs
Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate?
Participate in an internship, co-op, field exp…
Participate in a learning community…
Participate in a study abroad program
Work with a faculty member on a research project
Complete a culminating senior experience
About how many of your courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service-learning)?
HIPs FYS Participation
Service-learning 55%
Internship, field exp 9%
Culminating exp 3%
Learning community 14%
UG Research 6%
Study abroad 3%
HIPs FYS Participation
Senior Participation
Service-learning 55% 63%
Internship, field exp 9% 45%
Culminating exp 3% 41%
Learning community 14% 23%
UG Research 6% 21%
Study abroad 3% 12%
SR HIP Participation by Inst Min Max
Service-learning 30% 99%
Internship, field exp 10% 89%
Culminating exp 6% 97%
Learning community 5% 61%
UG Research 0% 75%
Study abroad 0% 78%
FSSE 2013 and HIPs
How important is it to you that undergraduates at your institution do the following before they graduate?
Participate in an internship, co-op, field exp…
Participate in a learning community…
Participate in a study abroad program
Work with a faculty member on a research project
Complete a culminating senior experience
Participate in a community-based project (service-learning) as part of a course
FSSE 2013 and HIPs
In a typical 7-day week, do you participate in the following?
Working with undergraduates on research
Supervising undergraduate internships…
About how many of your undergraduate courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service learning)?
HIPs FYS Participation
Senior Participation
Faculty Participation
Avg Faculty
Importance
Service-learning 55% 62% 53% 2.7
Internship, field exp 9% 44% 30% 3.4
Culminating exp 3% 41% - 3.4
Learning community 14% 23% - 2.4
UG Research 6% 21% 38% 2.7
Study abroad 3% 12% - 2.3
HIP Importance by Inst Min Max
Service-learning 1.4 3.4
Internship, field exp 2.9 3.9
Culminating exp 2.5 3.8
Learning community 1.8 3.2
UG Research 1.8 3.5
Study abroad 1.2 3.2
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FY Learning Comm
SR Study abroad
SR UG Research
SR Culminating senior exp
Somewhat important
Important Very important
HIP Participation by Average Faculty Importance
Exercise 1
How HIP is your campus culture?
What existing information can you draw from to arrive at an answer?
What additional information do you need to gather?
What is your plan for gathering and analyzing the information?
Who’s HIP?
HIP Participation
Online
First Generation
Transfer
Younger
Female
Frat/sorority
Fulltime
Higher grades
LESS Likely MORE Likely
HIP Participation: Mixed Results
International Students
More likely = service learning & study abroad
Less likely = internships
Athletes
More likely = service learning & internships
Less likely = study abroad
STEM majors
More likely = ug research
Less likely = service learning, intern, & study abroad
HIP Participation: Mixed Results
Asian Americans
More likely = service learning & learning comm
Less likely = internships, culm sr exp, & ug research
African Americans
More likely = service learning & learning comm
Less likely = study abroad
Latino(a)/Hispanic Americans
More likely = learning comm
Less likely = internships & ug research
Predicting Value Placed on
High-Impact Practices
Faculty Characteristics
Women
Faculty of color (all groups)
Non-US citizen
Doctorate
PT lecturers/instructors
Faculty in life fields (e.g., biology)
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Exercise 2
Participation
Who participates more/less in HIPs on your campus?
How will you change patterns of participation?
Valuing
What groups of people on your campus value HIPs more than others (generally and for specific HIPs)?
How can you use their support to foster a HIP culture?
How can you build support among groups that are currently less supportive?
HIP Culture and Your Action Plans
Exercise 3
What plans for gathering information will you put into your institutional action plans?
What plans for building a more HIP culture on your campus will go into your action plan?
Thank you!