Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education
presents
The Service-Learning Workshop for Faculty
Workshop Date: Friday, September 19, 2008
Workshop Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Workshop Cost: $65.00 fee includes workshop binder, breakfast and lunch
Who Should Attend: College & University Faculty and Administration; Community College Faculty and Administration; Community Partners; Community Service and Service Learning Coordinators; Curriculum Directors; Department/Division Chairs and Cross-Cultural Office Personnel; and Military Education and Training Personnel
Location: WHRO, 5200 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508
Registration: Click here to download form (PDF)
First-come, first-served basis (limited to 30 participants)
Important Note: Dr. Aspaas requests that participants bring to the workshop an existing course syllabus that will be transformed into a service-learning course syllabus.
Facilitator: Helen Ruth Aspaas, PH.D., is Associate Professor of Geography at Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently serving a two-year assignment as VCU’s inaugural service-learning scholar.
Workshop Goal: The goal of the hands-on VTC Service-Learning Workshop for Faculty is to fully prepare willing faculty members at Consortium member institutions to instruct a service-learning course that meets national guidelines for best-practice. Each participant will design a course syllabus for the academic year 2008-2009.
Workshop Schedule:
I Introductions
Goal of the Workshop
Service-Learning Defined
Understanding Roles of Participants in Service-Learning
II Achieving Maximum Service-Learning
A) By the Instructor
B) With Community Partners
C) With Students
III Best Practice Procedures for Building a Syllabus
Understanding and Promoting Meaningful Reflections
IV Service-Learning Assessment: Options for Evaluation
Building Rubrics
V Service-Learning Resources: VCU and Nationally
Using Service-Learning as a Stepping-stone for Professional Growth
VI Presentations of Service-Learning Course Syllabi
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