Curriculum (Re)Design for Academic Civic Engagement, Part I of II

    September 12, 2014 – 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Location: St. Olaf College, Buntrock Commons, Room 142

    This workshop has already taken place.  Please see the Resources section for links to shared resources.

    The first in a two-part series, this event will focus on facilitating course and project development for civic engagement.  The second in the series will be held in October at Carleton and will focus on publication opportunities for faculty doing academic civic engagement.

    Agenda

    Luncheon: 11:45 – 1:00 p.m.     Guest Speakers

    • Adrienne Falcon, Director of Academic Civic Engagement and Lecturer in Sociology, Carleton College – Overview of Civic Engagement (pdf)
    • Gary Muir, Associate Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, Director of CILA; St. Olaf College – Students Teaching Students (pdf)
    • Kathy Tegtmeyer-Pak, Associate Professor of Political Science/Asian Studies, St. Olaf College – A Goldilocks Approach to Civic Engagement (pdf)
    • Debby Walser-Kuntz,  Broom Fellow for Public Scholarship, Faculty Director of the Center for Community and Civic Engagement, Professor of Biology, Carleton College – ACE and Reflection (pdf)

    1:10 – 1:30     Introductions

    1:30 – 2:00     Small group break-out session #1 – Refer to the Civic Engagement Course Design/Redesign for Faculty worksheet for discussion questions

    • Goals (page 1 in the curriculum design worksheet)
    • Community Partnership (page 2)
    • Preparation and Integration (page 3 and 4)
    • Assessment and Reflection (page 5 – 7)

    2:00-2:30     Small group break-out session #2 – Self-select into topic areas

    Suggested topic areas:

    • Social Sciences/Immigration
    • Biology/Environment
    • Arts and Humanities
    • Education

    Resources