A new model in higher education that provides expertise, support and community to faculty, staff and students in pursuit of a better campus.

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LEEF Logo that says "Learning Ecosystem Empowering Futures"

LEEF is motivated by a goal established by President Harrison Keller:

“We must create transformative value for students and enhance innovation and economic impact for our region, our state, and our nation — to make UNT a leader in a new generation of great American universities. To realize this vision, we need to redesign our approach to supporting teaching and learning at UNT to better support student success and learning outcomes.”

Areas of focus

To achieve this mission, LEEF works to empower people and support projects that have the potential to change the following areas at UNT.
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Teaching
Teaching
  • Support and community for campus educators
  • Design and test new curriculum and pedagogical models
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Learning
Learning
  • Organize and fund interdisciplinary learning science research
  • Translate this research into usable guidelines
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Career readiness
Career readiness
  • Shape course and degree design to include career preparation
  • Collaborate with industry partners to better inform curriculum

Three Centers of Work

LEEF brings together faculty, staff and other campus educators who are committed to supporting student success through research, practice and curricular connections at UNT. The ecosystem is modeled around three centers of work.

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The Curriculum Connector
This space brings together educators and employers from across the region to inform the design of an integrated curriculum that guides our students along their educational journey, preparing them to achieve their personal and professional goals.
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The Learning Institute
This institute creates, supports and funds a community of interdisciplinary learning science scholars dedicated to research that can directly contribute to student and faculty success. It also spotlights existing work on and off-campus.
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The Teaching Hub
This hub creates a community of educators who come together to better understand pedagogical practices, develop new skill sets, and design and test curricular structures that innovate student experience.

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Pathways to Placement: UNT art students receive career guidance from one of their own
Meet the career coach who uses her own experience as an artist to advise students.
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Educators can transform their teaching at UNT’s project-based learning symposium
Participants will engage with examples and strategies that connect learning to real-world practice.

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