Learning Beyond the Classroom: A SL and CBR Conference

Posted by Dickinson College on April 3, 2017

Registration now open for Learning Beyond the Classroom: A Service-Learning and Community Based Research Workshop for Faculty Course Development to be held May 26, 2017 at Dickinson College

Learning Beyond the Classroom: A Service-Learning and Community Based Research Workshop for Faculty Course Development

May 26, 2017, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

at Dickinson College

Co-hosted by Dickinson College, Shippensburg University, and Wilson College with a regional mini-grant from PA Campus Compact

This workshop offers faculty and staff to explore how to weave service-learning and/or community-based research into a course drawing on rigorous best practices for student learning and democratic community partnerships. Both experienced faculty and seasoned community partners will serve on panels to set the stage for discussion and idea-sharing among participants.

To register click here. Registration deadline is May 12, 2017.

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AGENDA

8 a.m Registration and light breakfast

9-10:30

· Introductions and Day’s Agenda

· Theoretical Frameworks for Service-Learning & Community Based Research

· Faculty Panel: Best Practices and Reflections for Designing a SL Course

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 Table Discussion: Course design, learning and research courses

· Discipline-specific SL Course Examples

· Designing SL Course Outcomes

· Community-based Research Course Examples

11:45-12:45 Buffet Lunch

12:45-1:45 Community & Faculty Panel: Creating successful Community Partnerships

1:45-2:15 Creating Assignments to Assess Service-Learning

· The Art of Asking Questions,

· Using Rubrics

2:15 pm Questions and Next Steps