Task Force on Community Based Learning

A spectrum of possibilities ….

Supplementary Resources: organizations that support CBL and examples from other institutions

(in no particular order …)

ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES

Project Pericles – Syllabi and other CBL resources

Compact – More CBL resources and syllabi for CBL courses.

Campus Compact’s indicators of Engagement Project, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, documents and disseminates best practices of civic and community engagement on different types of campuses.

AAC&U civic engagement website – The American Association of Colleges and Universities has provided national leadership on the issue of diversity in higher education since 1971. Lots of good links from this site.

Sustainable Communities Network – “Communities with the greatest and most diverse citizen participation are often resilient and strong. Engaging citizens to address common issues is essential for educated decision-making. This area provides resources for encouraging civil discourse and involvement.”

APA – resources for Civic Engagement from the American Psychological Association

New York Times – Civic engagement resources from the New York Times. Check out the International Partnership for Service Learning.

Educators for Community Engagement – a not-for-profit organization “committed to fostering more democratic classrooms and communities through learning circles, service-learning, and critical dialogue”. They organize a national gathering and this site has some illuminating links.

The Big Dummy’s Guide to Service-Learning – The name speaks for itself.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS

Saguaro Seminar : Civic Engagement in America. A project initiated by Prof. Robert Putnam of the School of Government at Harvard, the Saguaro Seminar’s mission is “to develop a handful of far-reaching, actionable ideas to significantly increase Americans' connectedness to one another and to community institutions”. The Seminar met eight times, and this site contains a description of the issues discussed at these meetings, as well as links to other resources.

Columbia College: Link to the Civic Engagement and Responsibility Committee

University of Montana: Office of Civic Engagement. Nice feature: this website has a link (online volunteer listings) in which you can search for volunteering work in the area, for individuals and groups.

Elon – “Elon is a community of active citizens. The university encourages the entire campus community to engage in learning experiences that connect academic and real-world needs.”

Indiana Univeristy-Purdue University Indianapolis: community outreach.

Mt. Wachusett Community College – Nice web page and brochure.