Integrative Learning 101: How to Help College Students Connect Learning Across Contexts

How can you help your students connect learning across contexts?
Join Dr. Barber for a discussion of integrated learning and the five practices that he’s found useful for promoting the integration of learning for college students. This webinar will feature practical, research-based strategies for facilitating and assessing integration of learning from his new book that you can put to use right away. This book and webinar are designed for college educators broadly (faculty, student affairs professionals, coaches, administrators, etc.), but anyone interested in college student teaching and learning will benefit.


Jim Barber is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Associate Professor of Education at William & Mary. Dr. Barber is an expert in the areas of college student development, assessment of student learning, and integrative learning. Prior to his faculty appointment, he worked in student affairs administration for nearly a decade, specializing in fraternity and sorority affairs, residence life and student activities. Dr. Barber also has substantial experience with globalization and international education. He has led students on study abroad experiences in the Czech Republic (2011), China (2013, 2016), and Spain (2017, 2019).

His latest book, Facilitating the Integration of Learning: Five Research-Based Practices to Help College Students Connect Learning Across Disciplines and Lived Experience, was published in October 2020 by Stylus Publishing.