Community-Based Learning

Resources

CBL Course Design Principles

CBL Newsletters

Community-Based Participatory Research

Critical Elements in Community-Based Participatory Research
Analytic Framework for Community-Based Participatory Research
Key Questions in Community-Based Participatory Research

Community Engaged Scholarship

Creating a Civically Engaged Curriculum

Creating Effective Community Partnerships

Critical Service Learning

"Traditional vs. Critical Service-Learning: Engaging the Literature to Differentiate Two Models" Tania D. Mitchell Stanford University
Critical Service Learning- Portland University
Critical Service-Learning as Social Justice Education: A Case Study of the Citizen Scholars Program Tania D. Mitchell

Designing Reflection Activities

DEAL Model:

SOFAR Model:

Enhancing Cultural Competence and Ensuring Equitable Access

Evaluation and Assessment

Assessing student learning and contributions to community partners are important components of Community-Based Learning. Our office can help you find resources to develop your evaluations and assessments. We also have examples that other programs have used, to help you design an approved evaluation method.

Facilitating Civil Discourse in CBL Courses

Integrating CBL into Online Courses

Introduction to CBL and Civic Engagement

Overview:

Service Learning as High Impact Practice:

Why Civic Engagement?

Professional Development and Funding Opportunities

Community-Based Learning Fellows Program
Faculty members interested in developing a Service-Learning course can apply to the Community-Based Learning (CBL) Fellows Program. CBL Fellows meet regularly throughout the fall and spring semester to discuss readings and develop skills to make service-learning a successful experience for students. Click here for the most recent PDF to apply to the program.
LEARN Center Workshops
For faculty members interested in learning more about developing a community-based learning course, we offer one LEARN Workshop each semester. See the LEARN Center schedule of events for more information or watch for an announcement in our biannual newsletter.
Funding

The UW-Whitewater Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is instrumental in developing, implementing, and formalizing activities of UWW students, staff, and faculty with outside entities. They can help develop and negotiate grants and other funding opportunities, and have the authority to sign agreements for the University. In addition, they are always looking for community partners for their research and sponsored programs. Contact Information: Carl A. Fox, foxc@uww.edu

Publication Venues for Community Engaged Scholarships

Journals often publishing community-engaged scholarship:

Student Orientation

We encourage you to have an orientation session before you send students into the community as part of your course. The orientation should include things like:

What to expect

Safety off-campus

Professionalism

Communication with faculty and community partners

Reflection as part of the experience

Our office can help you design the orientation and work with community partners to determine what information should be included.