Course info

Course name, Spring 2023 Service-Learning Faculty Fellows

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success Type of course Teaching and Learning


About the course

Upcoming Classes

Class times are Eastern Time (UTC-05:00)

Class info 1

Section Id: Brian MacHarg

Location: Anne Belk Hall Room 222 (CETLSS)

  • Brian MacHarg

Description

App State faculty members are invited to be a part of the spring cohort of service-learning faculty fellows. Participation in the cohort means attending workshops for two days followed by a syllabus-development luncheon. We'll spend the time focused on discussing the foundations of civic engagement, syllabus design, service-learning course objectives, appropriate reflections/writing assignments for service-learning classes, nuts-and-bolts of community involvement and the role of civic engagement in tenure and promotion. Participants receive a $250 stipend for attending all sessions. An additional $250 is available for fellows who present on civic engagement or their experience utilizing service-learning at a conference.

The spring cohort meets on Tuesday February 21st and Thursday February 23rd from 8:30AM-3:00PM with a syllabus luncheon from noon-1:00 on Tuesday, March 28th

Objectives

  • Faculty will understand the foundations and definitions of service-learning
  • Faculty will formulate objectives and develop assessment tools in service-learning classes
  • Faculty will learn best practices of fostering parterships with community agencies
  • Faculty will learn various reflective activities to help students analyze their civic engagement assignments.
  • Faculty will learn several writing assignments appropriate for service-learning classes
  • Faculty will consider the role of civic engagement in the wider context of higher education

Prerequisites

None

Administrators

  • Brian MacHarg

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