High-Impact Practices Full-Circle Learning: Integrating High Impact Practices from Freshman Year to Capstone Projects

Tara Mock PhD, University of Alabama
Anne Franklin Lamar PhD, University of Alabama
W. Ross Bryan PhD, University of Alabama

This panel will explore how structured learning experiences throughout a student's academic journey can be designed to complement each other, foster engagement, and enhance learning outcomes. Focusing on instructional experiences drawn from Honors Year One, e-portfolios, and the Capstone Experience, panelists will delve into strategies for creating a cohesive educational arc through curriculum design, pedagogical approaches, and assessment methods that link the exploratory phase of the freshman year with the culminating synthesis of the capstone experience.