The Institute will cover all aspects of teaching a community-engaged course, including: Traditionally offered in-person every spring semester, this year the Institute will be offered both over winter break and in the spring semester through an online, asynchronous format, followed by a synchronous Zoom workshop. Whether you are new to teaching community-engaged learning courses, or are a community-engagement expert, this Institute provides opportunities for everyone to learn best practices for community engaged teaching and learning.

Virtual Institute, Asynchronous + Live Zoom

Join us for a discussion and learn more about how you can make an impact in your community. A panel discussion of students will explore the challenges and opportunities of community engagement and highlight examples of successful projects and partnerships. Making an Impact: A Student's Perspective on Community Engagement.Īre you a student enrolled in a community engaged course or interested in starting a project with a community partner? Are you interested in learning what you can expect, from students who have already successfully completed a community engagement project? This workshop will explore the nuts and bolts of working with community partners from a student’s perspective. How their own disciplinary orientation and approach might inform their understanding of local and global 'wicked problems'. Sustainable Development Goals to scaffold and contextualize conversations about local community partnerships and the purpose community-engaged learning more broadly. How thinking about how toast is made can be a useful introduction to design-thinking practices and social innovation.

Participants will try on and explore a range of ideas and strategies, including: Join us for an interactive workshop for anyone teaching a community-engaged course who is curious about how to introduce interdisciplinary, systems-level thinking, and/or local-global connections into their course design, assignments, and activities. Looking In, Zooming Out: Community-Engaged Learning in the Big Picture Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 2:30 - 4:00p, virtual event via Zoom In partnership with Iowa Campus Compact

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