Engaged Scholarship Workshops

 

Effective Principles and Practices of Service-Learning

 

For information on 2012 workshops, contact Nadia De Leon nadia.deleon@wku.edu.

 

Are you considering developing a service-learning component for your class?

Have you tried using service-learning and are looking to bring it up a notch?

Do you have years of experience in service-learning to share with others?

 

Join us to learn more about Effective Principles Practices of Service Learning.

Workshop content to include:

• Discipline-Specific Service Learning: Curricular Connections
• Collaborative Service Learning: Partnership and Reciprocity.
• Community Development through Service Learning: Empowerment and Sustainability
• Transforming Experience into Learning: Tools for Reflection
• ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships: We Are Here to Help You!

You will also have the opportunity to:

• Share your own experiences and learn from other faculty who utilize service-learning in their courses.
• Learn more about available resources for service-learning, including topic and discipline-specific materials and publications.
• Brainstorm about the future of SL at WKU, the role of community partners, and the ALIVE Center.

Workshops will include a handbook with information, how-to-guides, useful materials, templates, information on community needs and organizations, contact information, and more!