Two volunteers staff a table at a community service fair

CCLL for Faculty

Community learning as a respected pedagogy is advancing. More departments and faculty are engaged and more opportunities are available with community organizations and social causes. The challenge remains to fine tune community learning to academic study, refine reflection, inculcate ethics, practice risk management, impact community, collect research, and recognize service in the RTP process.

Keys to Optimum Community Learning:

Clear understanding of community learning and its relation to course goals
Communication and collaboration with community partners
Orientation and best practices in risk management for students
Processes for student reflection, dialogue, dissemination of learning

Specifically, faculty can employ best practices: visit the partner website, visit the organization, speak with the community agent, define the desired community learning relative to community / organization needs, invite the community agent to present information, orientation or training to students in class, consider reflection activities, require the Student Learning Plan as integral to the community learning process and to risk management, request evaluation and/or join your partner(s) in assessing the community learning experience.

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Center for Community
Learning & Leadership
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0246
408.924.3540
fax: 408.924.6962

Located in Clark Hall 203 and 126C