working with faculty and community partners to establish aligned and sustainable service-learning
DESCRIPTION
We know service-learning is a high-impact practice that can improve students’ academic outcomes and teach civic responsibility and life-skills; however, facilitating connections between faculty and community partners that are mutually beneficial, aligned, and sustainable sometimes seems challenging. This session provides participants with resources and tried-and-true strategies for developing these connections. Katie Halcrow, Director of Service-Learning at Inver Hills Community CollegeTRANSCRIPT
Working with Faculty and Community
PartnersEstablishing Aligned and Sustainable
Service-Learning
Katie Halcrow, MA, MFA, Director of Service LearningInver Hills Community College
I. Overview of Service-Learning Program at Inver Hills Community College
II. Working with FacultyAligning Service-Learning to Course Goals
III. Working with Community PartnersCommunity Partners Have Rights, Too
IV. Examples of Multi-faceted, Sustained Partnerships
Presentation Outline
Inver Hills Community College
• 9,850 students • 60% of our students are
traditional college age and 39% are adult learners.
• 62% of credit students are enrolled part-time (and many work more than 20 hours a week).
• 60% of our students came from a home where neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree; 21% of our students came from a home where neither parent has any postsecondary education.
• 57% of our students are classified as “low-income” students.
Service-Learning at IHCC
In Fall 2012, Inver Hills….
More than DOUBLED the number of Service-Learning classes (62 SL classes in Fall 2012!)
QUADRUPLED the number of students participating in Service-Learning (910 in Fall 2012!)
TRIPLED Hours of Service to the Community (Students contributed 9,030 Hours of Service in Fall 2012!)
Service-LearningThe Bridge between Your Classroom
and the Community
“…a teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.”
~ National Commission on Service-Learning
An Overview of Service-Learning
Community Service + Academic StudyService-LearningClear M
essaging is KEY
IMPORTANT:
SL is not V
olunteering
How does it work? Part One: Our Partners
How does it work? Part Two: Our Faculty
Examples:James SchneiderJason Kaufman
How does it work? Part Three: The Experience
How does it work? Part Four: The Reflection
MeaningfulService
Thoughtful Integration
AcademicContent
Example: Barbara Hansmeier
Easing the “Burden” of Service-Learning
Provide:
- Ideas & Examples- Partners- Syllabi- Reflection Activities- Connections to
other FACULTY
Engaging Faculty & Community Partners Through On-Campus Events
Advisory Board Meetings – a.k.a.
Community Conversations
Service-Learning Speed Meeting: A Faculty &
Community Partner Love Story
Faculty Development Days: Present,
Present, Present!
These are
all re-te
aching
opportunitie
s!!
What are your best practices for working with faculty & community partners?
Working with Faculty: Role Play
Working with Community Partners: Role Play
Inver Hills Community College
Eagan and Lakeville Resource Centers
Connectio
n = S
ervice
-Learn
ing
Human Services, Psychology, & Communication
Partners with Eagan and Lakeville Resource Centers
Beginning & Advanced CeramicsPartner with Eagan and Lakeville
Resource Centers
Statistics
Partners with Eagan and Lakeville Resource Centers
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Bus Rou
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Food
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Dakota CountyPopulationData Collection
Mobile Pantry
An innovative way to provide food support
Public SpeakingPartners with
Mobile Pantry at IHCC
The Mobile Pantry at IHCC:Coming to a classroom near you!
Connection = Service-Learning
Inver Hills Community College
IHCC & Metro StateCommunity Garden
Psychology, Communication, Physical Education & English
Partner with Community Garden
Environmental Biology Partners with
Community Garden
Biology of Women & Intro to Education
Partner with Community Garden
And individual Service-Learners can’t get enough
Since 2012, o
ver 40 M
etro State Students
and 330 IHCC st
udents fro
m Psychology,
Mathematics,
Biology, Educa
tion, E
nglish,
Art, Anthropology, R
eading, and Human Service
s
have participated.
“Bigger Stronger Smarter” will partner with Community Garden & Eagan Resource Center on healthy meal plans & recipes for those receiving food assistance.
Cellular Biology will be working with the Community Garden to investigate healthy composting
English/Composition will work with Community Garden to research into best practices: organic vs. non-organic.
…and new collaborations are coming!!
Inver Hills Community College
Garlough Environmental Magnet School
Connectio
n = S
ervice
-Learn
ing
Geology & 4th Grade
Advanced Painting
Tried & True◦ Education Students:
Classroom Support◦ Physical Education
Students: PhyEd Support
◦ Communication & Psychology Students: Reading Buddies
New & Exciting!◦ Reading Class:
Paragraph Writing Series
◦ Intermediate Algebra: Parent Involvement Night – Math Games
Other Partnerships…
Connection = Service-Learning
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights
Middle School
Speed History
Geology
Anatomy & Physiology
Education Students: Individual Classrooms
Abnormal Psychology Class: PBIS Program
Reading Class: AVID
We’ve also partnered…
So I got to thinking, what are the trends in these sustained, multi-faceted partnerships?
Who are your champion community partners?
Fish for some new ideas!
