ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the qualities that include inquiry, communication and collaboration, commitment, and reflection—all of which are essential for achieving an outcomes-based assessment on an institutional level. The faculty members are visibly energized about their learning adventure. A campuswide committee is engaged in the first level of inquiry by identifying the essential kinds of learning for all students. Committee members engaged their colleagues from all over campus to respond to their draft list. A process of communication is one in which our task force, or learning community, begins by listing all of the unofficial leaders on campus. Effective communication and collaboration are essential to the final set of qualities for an authentic learning community.
