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91制片厂 President Mark Lombardi, PhD, recently met with Chronicle of Higher Education staff to discuss the institution鈥檚 innovative technology and active learning ecosystem and how these efforts have driven Maryville鈥檚 enrollment growth. The videotaped interview, 鈥淥ne Campus鈥檚 iPad Revolution Results in Education Evolution,鈥� is featured .

Lombardi emphasized the central role that Maryville鈥檚 innovative faculty members have played in this revolution. He also discussed the impact of an active learning ecosystem in the classroom.

鈥淲hat happens in the classroom is we’ve got our students and our faculty engaged in this vibrant learning process, where the students own it,鈥� Lombardi said. 鈥淭hey’re involved, they’re engaged, they actually are a part of creating that content.鈥�

The focus on revolutionizing higher education has drawn national attention to Maryville鈥攁nd a record number of students, Lombardi told the Chronicle.

鈥淥ur enrollment this past year for first-year students was a 45 percent increase over the previous year for freshmen,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd in surveying incoming freshmen and parents, they identified personalized learning, the Digital World initiative, and our life-coaching initiative where our learning diagnostics happen, as the key factors in why they chose to come in Maryville.鈥�

The interview also covered Maryville鈥檚 shift from traditional advising to a life coach model, investment in faculty professional development 鈥� especially in technology training 鈥� and student success related to academics and retention.

鈥淪o as we’ve gone forward and assessed 鈥� and again, we’re not done yet by any measure 鈥� but as we’ve assessed, we’re seeing improved learning outcomes 鈥� in terms of not just grades but faculty evaluation of student ability,鈥� Lombardi said.