Ongoing Faculty Development

CILSA provides individual, small-group, and departmental workshops and to enable faculty members to create new courses and revise existing ones.  Some topics for workshops, brownbags, and individual meetings include:

• How service-learning and/or community-based research (CBR) courses can be developed to meet the learning goals of Community Engagement
• How social justice courses can be developed to meet the new Core Curriulum learning goal of Common Good
• Establishing partnerships with community organizations and connecting with CILSA's existing partners
• Reflection strategies
• Assessment of student learning and community service/research outcomes

CILSA's Faculty Development Cohort for Engaged Pedagogy

BEYOND SERVICE-LEARNING 101: AN ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEARNING COMMUNITY ON ENGAGED TEACHING AND LEARNING

A small group of faculty members who have experience teaching service-learning meet as a learning community six times during the academic year to enhance their knowledge adn skills in the area of engaged teaching and learning.  EAch participant receives a "kit" of books and other resources.  The group meets for lunch provided by CILSA once a month during community time.  

A portion of the sessions includes workshops on specific skills related to engaged teaching and learning.  Topics include exploring a taxonomy of community engaged courses, publishing and presenting community engagement work, managing student teams in community engagement courses, critial reflection, and a walking tour of community neighborhoods where partner agencies are located.  The remainder of the session time is spent exploring and discussing participants' individual professional development plan designed to meet a specific scholarly goal.

Individual faculty and departments who are interested in faculty development in community engagement can contact Sarah Dempsey at sdd4@stmarys-ca.edu.