Thursday, March 9, 2023 1 pm to 3 pm
About this Event
2950 West Berry Street, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Service-learning aims at developing service experiences for students that enhance learning while addressing community needs through reciprocal campus-community partnerships. While some educators have focused on discipline-specific learning objectives, others have embraced a social change orientation, by promoting social awareness and encouraging social responsibility among students in addressing key community concerns. This shift in focus, known as “critical service-learning” brings implications related to the developments and sustainability of campus-community partnerships, as well as to classroom dynamics.
This presentation will be anchored in this paradigm shift towards a critical approach to service-learning, discussing implications of adopting a critical service-learning approach, reviewing the role of all stakeholders (faculty, students and community members) throughout the various phases of developing and sustaining reciprocal service-learning partnerships. This interactive and reflective presentation will use examples of existing partnerships to discuss how challenges have emerged and have been addressed during planning, implementation and follow up.
As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to: