Faculty Service-Learning Course Development Workshop

Posted by on May 13, 2013

Workshop Information

Registration (includes breaks, lunch and materials) $40 per person for PACC members; $100 for non-PACC members; register by May 20. Any questions? Contact Michele Lowrey (mlowrey@paccompact.org). Click here for registration: https://www.elbowspace.com/servlets/cfd?xr4=&formts=2013-04-22 09:44:35.530771

Meeting Location: Holiday Inn, Harrisburg-East: 4751 Lindle Rd Harrisburg, PA 17111, (717) 939-7841

Hotel Accommodations:
We’ve made arrangements for a hotel room block at the Holiday Inn, Harrisburg-East for $89 plus tax. Call 717-939-7841 to make reservations and they can identify yourself with PA Campus Compact to get the group rate. Please note: The hotel will not have this group code into their system until Friday 4/26, so hold off on making any room reservations until 4/29.

Workshop Agenda
Faculty Service-Learning Course Development Workshop
Hosted by PACC for PASSHE and All Colleges and Universities Institutions
Holiday Inn, Harrisburg East
May 30, 9:15 AM-3:15 PM

8:45 Registration, Coffee

9:15-10:30

1. Introductions: Why are you here?

2. Defining Service-Learning and the role of reflection

3. Theoretical Frameworks for Service-Learning

a. Kolb’s Learning Cycle

b. Furco’s Experiential Model

c. Continuum of Learning

4. Pedagogy Paradigm Shift: Opening the Classroom Walls

5. Principles for Designing a SL Course

6. Criteria for a SL Course

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00

1. Discipline-specific SL Course Examples

2. Designing High Impact SL Course Outcomes

3. Teams work on SL outcomes, report out

4. Questions

Lunch

12:45- 2:00 pm

1. Creating Course Learning Assessments: The Art of Asking Questions

2. Teams prepare sample learning assessment questions, report out

2:00 Break

2:15-3:15 p.m.

1. The Elephant in the Room: Power in Community Partnerships

2. Preparing Students for Complex Issues

3. Questions and Next Steps