Arizona's public universities, with the participation of the faculty, will strive to:


Principle #9: Emphasize a holistic approach to creating a learning community, connecting their courses, curricula, residential, and social environments to broad learning goals for students

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Principle #10: Cultivate an environment of experimentation and flexibility in designing learning opportunities for students

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Principle #11: As publicly funded institutions, consider the resource requirements of learner- centered education and balance available resources with the educational options provided to students

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Principle #12: Through the promotion and tenure, annual review, and merit systems, recognize and promote the kinds of faculty enterprise necessary to support learner-centered initiatives


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Principle #13: Provide appropriate support resources and faculty time to enable continuing redesign of curricula using principles, methods and practices that are more learner-centered

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Principle #14: Increasingly assess, as appropriate, the effectiveness of different instructional approaches in achieving student learning outcomes

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Principle #15: Balance learner-centered education strategies with each institution's other responsibilities

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