What is the Community-Engaged Course Design Intensive?
This multi-day intensive program for faculty and staff gives participants a grounding in some of the foundational theories and practices of community engagement and guides them through a backwards design process of planning their own community-engaged course, program, project, and/or assignment. Through applied activities and discussion, participants will explore these and other dimensions of community-engaged pedagogy:
- theoretical foundations of community-engaged teaching
- equitable university-community partnerships
- connecting with community partners
- preparing students to work with community
- project management & partner communication
- inclusive and accessible practices for community-engaged learning
Part instruction and part dedicated planning time, the program provides the opportunity for participants to draft and receive feedback on instructional materials (ex: syllabi, assignment descriptions, partnership templates) to use in their course or program. Ginsberg Center staff are also available during and after the intensive for individual consultation.
The intensive experience is ideally suited for instructors and staff who are new(er) to community engagement and who are teaching a community-engaged course or supervising a community-engaged program in the upcoming academic year. Experienced community-engaged instructors and staff and those interested in learning about community-engaged teaching and learning are also welcome to apply
2024 Program Dates:
- Monday, June 3 from 9am-1pm (on Zoom)
- Tuesday, June 4 from 9am-1pm (on Zoom)
- Monday, June 10 from 9am-1pm (on Zoom)
- Tuesday, June 11 from 9am-1pm (on Zoom)
Eligibility & Requirements:
- Open to faculty (all ranks, titles and disciplines) and staff who supervise community engaged programs or projects on any UM campus. Others who have CE course or program design responsibilities may also be considered.
- Participants must be able to attend all meeting dates/times. The 2024 Intensive is a 16-hour commitment.
- Priority given to instructors of record who are teaching a community-engaged course in the upcoming academic year.
- Participants are eligible for a $500 stipend upon completing the retreat and creating/revising an instructional material to be shared with Ginsberg Center (e.g. lesson plan, an assignment or set of assignments, slides, module, etc).
To apply, please complete the application by May 10, 2024
