Collaboration in Education: Freshman Interest Groups

Judith C. Rodriguez; Pali Sen; Michelle Boyette

doi:10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60327-8

Collaboration in Education: Freshman Interest Groups

Judith C. Rodriguez, Pali Sen, Michelle Boyette

University of North Florida

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A university freshman interest group (FIG) comprises 3 lower-division courses linked by a central theme. The goals of the FIGs are to create learning communities, integrate the curriculum, encourage dialogue among students and faculty from diverse disciplines, promote student retention and academic success, and encourage collaborative teaching and research among faculty.1,2 In Jacksonville, Florida, the University of North Florida, with an overall enrollment of 12 000 students, started offering optional FIGs in the fall term of 1999.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	46-47
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60327-8
State	Published - Jan 2003

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Curriculum and Instruction

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