Resources & Literature
Learn more about HIPs and how they make a difference.
High Impact Practices
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First Year Seminars and Experiences​
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Common Intellectual Experiences
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Learning Communities
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Writing-Intensive Courses
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Collaborative Assignments and Projects
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Undergraduate Research
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Diversity/Global Learning
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ePortfolios
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Service Learning/Community-Based Learning
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Internships
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Capstone Courses and Projects
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Source: Ensuring Quality & Taking High-Impact Practices to Scale by George D. Kuh and Ken O'Donnell, with Case Studies by Sally Reed. (Washington, DC: AAC&U, 2013).
Eight Key Elements of High Impact Practices
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Performance expectations set at appropriately high levels.
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Significant investment of time and effort by students over an extended period of time.
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Interactions with faculty and peers about substantive matters.
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Experiences with diversity wherein students are exposed to and must contend with people and circumstances that differ from those with which students are familiar.
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Frequent, timely, and constructive feedback.
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Periodic, structured opportunities to reflect and integrate learning.
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Opportunities to discover relevance of learning through real-world applications.
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Public Demonstration of competence.
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Source: Ensuring Quality & Taking High-Impact Practices to Scale by George D. Kuh and Ken O'Donnell, with Case Studies by Sally Reed. (Washington, DC: AAC&U, 2013).