Supporting Teaching, Learning, and Technology in the College of Letters and Science
Created by Cory Sprinkel, Morgridge Center for Public Service & Molly Harris, L&S Instructional Design Collaborative. Providing students with opportunities to meaningfully apply their learning and skills to community interests can lead to transformative outcomes for their learning and development. Community-Based Learning (CBL) improves students’ critical thinking and civic responsibility (Strage, 2000), their ability to …
Created by Molly Harris and edited by Laura Schmidli. You may have heard a college student refer to their experiences outside the classroom as “real life.” How can we dispel the impression that what happens in the classroom is somehow disconnected from students’ lives? How can we make our courses more “real” to students? And …
Patti Coffey shares how reflection, storytelling, and active engagement contribute to mutually beneficial partnerships between students and the community, with a focus on the area of prisoner reentry.
Mike Wagner shares how he uses assignments and group projects to engage students in issues relevant to their lives, while building students’ practical skills.