community engagement

Books on Community Engagement and Service Learning | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University

Books on Community Engagement and Service Learning A Practitioner’s Guide to Reflection in Service-Learning, Eyler, Janet S., Dwight E. Giles, and Angela Schmiede, Vanderbilt, 1996. Assessing service-learning and civic engagement: Principles and techniques. Gelmon, S. B. , B. Holland, A. Driscoll, A. Spring, and S. Kerrigan. Campus Compact, 2001. Beyond the Campus: How Colleges and…

Posted by Katie Butler on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, additional resources, cft, community engagement, teaching

Articles, Reports, and Guides on Community Engagement | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University

Articles, Reports, and Guides on Community Engagement Boyer, Ernest. 1996. “The scholarship of engagement.” Journal of Public Service and Outreach. 1(1). Bridger, Jeffrey C. and Theodore R. Alter. 2006. “The Engaged University, Community Development, and Public Scholarship,” Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 11(1) Campus Compact. 2001. Fundamentals of Service-Learning Course Construction. RI: Campus…

Posted by Katie Butler on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, additional resources, cft, community engagement, teaching

Service Learning and Community Engagement | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University

Resources from Vanderbilt — Service Learning and Community Engagement | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University. “Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.” John Dewey, School and Society, 1889. Service learning is a social or community engagement pedagogy that combines learning goals and public service in ways that create powerful…

Posted by Katie Butler on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, cft, community engagement, teaching

from communication to community

I’m trying to think more concretely about what interests me in the relationship between language learning and community building — and I think it rests (to view through an SLA lens) in the area of STUDENT MOTIVATION. or instance, if university-level language learners were to tutor elementary-aged students in the L2, would the older learners…

Posted by Katie Butler on December 31, 2012 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, brainstorming dissertation, community engagement, student motivation

Introduction to service-learning toolkit : readings and resources for faculty.

This might prove to be a helpful resource, both with teaching and in my research. Introduction to service-learning toolkit : readings and resources for faculty. (Book, 2000) [WorldCat.org]. Description This new revised edition of our bestselling book brings together the best, most up-to-date writing and resources on service-learning, from learning theory and pedagogy to practical…

Posted by Katie Butler on December 30, 2012 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, brainstorming dissertation, community engagement, reading list, teaching