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Quarterly Newsletter from LACOL
Volume 1, Issue 2
Spring 2016
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Liberal Arts Consortium for Online Learning

Welcome to the Liberal Arts Consortium for Online Learning (LACOL) newsletter. Founded in 2014, the Consortium is a partnership of Amherst, Carleton, Haverford, Pomona, Swarthmore, Vassar, and Williams colleges. Through digital collaboration, we are experimenting to enhance learning through shared technology.

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June 2016: Consortium-wide Workshop at Haverford College

On June 17th and 18th, the Liberal Arts Consortium for Online Learning is holding its second consortium-wide workshop on the campus of Haverford College:
http://lacol.net/lacol2016  #LACOL2016

Building on the inaugural 2014 LACOL Workshop, teams of faculty, technologists, librarians and academic leaders from member campuses, and some very special guests, will gather together this June to network and enjoy two days of deep thinking on the future of teaching and learning for the liberal arts.




Workshop themes: 
• The Consortium as incubator for new pedagogies and learning research
• Student perspectives on online/blended learning
• From high school to college; preparing our students
• Techniques and tools for collaboration
• LACOL working groups – team meetings and presentations

For more information, registration, and links to the full program, visit the LACOL 2016 workshop page.

Coming up on April 27th
Learning Data Panel (Webinar)

Learning Data: What do we know? What do we want to know?
On Wednesday, April 27th, five expert panelists from across the Consortium will host a webinar to examine faculty perspectives on data that guide teaching and student success in the liberal arts. This topic has rich possibilities for exploration as a Consortium. 

Read more about the perspectives of the Five Panelists from Carleton, Haverford, Pomona, Swarthmore and Williams colleges, and the two case studies they will discuss.

To join the LACOL webinar on Learning Data  (fully online event) on April 27th: 
CLICK TO REGISTER.
On the Blog
Visit LACOL.net to read the latest stories and creative teaching ideas from the LACOL network:
• Discipline​ ‐ Distraction‐free Reading Environment at Amherst College
• Students collaborate on Visual LAndscapes at Pomona College
From Williams College, the Graphic Codex. Digital. Dynamic. Mobile.


Along with information and updates about the Consortium itself, the LACOL.net website is a public forum for our members to share local highlights and ideas from each campus. If you have an idea for a story or feature on digitally-enhanced teaching and learning from your campus, please consider posting to the blog.
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Working Groups
The Consortium's four working groups meet regularly for discussion and collaboration around these themes of common interest:  

Active & Engaged Reading
Teaching & Learning
• Language Instruction
• Quantitative Skills


Some highlights from the working groups in early 2016 include:
• Quantitative Reasoning – conversation with Yale ONEXYS
• Adaptive Placement - conversation with SLUPE
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Get Involved
Faculty and staff at member institutions who are interested in digital collaboration on the frontiers of learning, please visit the Information for LACOL Members page for links to LACOL's programs and events.
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