Converging Operations:Combining Service Learning, Community Based Research and Public Service for a Cohesive RTP Portfolio
Friday, March 10, 2006
12 - 4 p.m. (Lunch provided)
UC202
Office of Civic Engagement and Service-Learning
Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
This workshop is designed for faculty who desire to become engaged with the community in a way that unifies their teaching, research and service in a meaningful way, serving the goals of the community, the students and the scholar. Panelists will map out a natural pathway of community engagement, beginning with service-learning and moving onto developing and sustaining community based scholarship that examines teaching effectiveness, community evaluation needs, and community focused research in ways that create a cohesive RTP portfolio. In addition, panelists will address how institutions can provide resources and support.
Specific topics addressed will include:
· Community-based Teaching: The Importance of Community Connections
· Researching Community-based Teaching Effectiveness
· From Researching Community Teaching to Community Needs Research
· An RTP Portfolio of Community Based Research · Institutional Support and Resources
The panelists, all from California State University, Long Beach, include:
Corey W. Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Malcolm Finney, Ph. D, Associate Professor, Linguistics
Beth Manke, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Human Development
Pat Rozee, Ph.D., Director, Center for Community Engagement, Professor, Psychology and Women's Studies
Carina Sass, M.A., ssociate Director, Community Partnerships and Civic Engagement, Center for Community Engagement
For more information, please contact Chris Fiorentino at chrisf@csufresno.edu or 278-8848
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