Engaged Learning: Engage Jax State and HIPS at Jax State
Faculty Commons is offering opportunities this spring to explore innovative teaching practices that deepen student engagement and success. The sessions will highlight both high-impact practices (HIPs) and experiential learning strategies that can be integrated across disciplines:
- High-Impact Practices (HIPs) Learning Community Session
Learn more about Jax State’s HIPs Learning Community, hear from past participants, and discover ways to get involved in upcoming cohorts. This session will showcase how HIPs—such as undergraduate research, service learning, and collaborative projects—strengthen teaching and student learning.
- Engage Jax State: Experiential Learning Sessions
This two-part series will feature a “listen and learn” conversation on experiential learning’s role in student success, followed by a hands-on workshop focused on developing and enhancing internship opportunities.
- Familiarize faculty with high-impact practices (HIPs) and experiential learning strategies and their role in enhancing teaching and student success.
- Demonstrate how HIPs and experiential learning increase student engagement, critical thinking, and retention across disciplines.
- Show how experiential learning projects align with HIPs and support broader goals for student development and general education.
- Equip faculty with tools, examples, and approaches to implement HIPs and experiential learning in their own courses effectively.
- Share opportunities for involvement in future HIPs Learning Communities and experiential learning initiatives at Jax State.
Meeting Locations, Dates, and Times
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Engage Jax State Listen & Learn |
Date: September 17, 2025 Time: 1:45-2:45 Location: 208 Self Hall Event Description: Faculty are invited to a “listen and learn” session with Dr. Laura Pitts, the 2024–2025 Provost’s Experiential Learning Faculty Fellow, to hear updates on Engage Jax State and explore how experiential learning is shaping the student experience at JSU. Presenter: Dr. Laura Pitts, 2024-2025 Provost’s EL Faculty Fellow |
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What are HIPs and how can they increase student engagement? An information session on the HIPs Faculty Learning Community initiative |
Date: September 24, 2025 Time: 1:30-2:30 Location: 208 Self Hall Event Description: Led by Associate Dean Seth Johnson, this information session will introduce the High-Impact Practices (HIPs) Faculty Learning Community, an application-based program that helps faculty integrate HIPs into general education courses. Attendees will learn about the focus of the community, upcoming topics, and ways to get involved in future cohorts to enhance student engagement and success. Presenter: J. Seth Johnson, Associate Dean, CAHS |
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Engage Jax State Listen & Learn With a Focus on Internship Assessment |
Date: October 23, 2025 Time: 1:30-2:30 Location: 208 Self Hall Event Description: Faculty who have taught internships, or who are interested in teaching them in the future, are invited to a “listen and learn” session highlighting how Engage Jax State is developing assessment rubrics for the core areas of experiential learning. This session will provide insight into how internships can be assessed consistently and meaningfully across disciplines. Presenter: Dr. Laura Pitts, 2024-2025 Provost’s EL Faculty Fellow |
Upon registration for a workshop session, you will receive a calendar invite at your JSU Outlook email. Calendar invites are manually sent by Brandy Roberts. Please allow up to two hours to receive the invitation during regular business hours. After accepting the invitation, the event will appear on your Outlook Calendar. If you cannot see it, please contact Brandy Roberts at broberts@jsu.edu.
While Faculty Commons encourages registration for Engage Learning: Engage Jax State and HIPs at Jax State meetings, it is not a requirement to pre-register to attend meetings.