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GVSU Community Based Learning: Best Practices
Date and Time
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Description
GVSU has outlined the following definition of CBL: GVSU values its connections to, participation with, and responsibility to local communities. We value the collaboration of faculty members, staff members, and students with external partners in addressing mutual interests and community needs. Students are encouraged to take part in various service learning and volunteer opportunities in their communities and abroad.
To attain the CBL designation courses must demonstrate the following criteria:
Community-Based Learning Criteria:
- Learning objectives: The learning objectives in the syllabus articulate the specific interaction with the community partner.
- Application and integration: Guided by their instructor and working with a community partner, students engage with a community issue, integrating theory and practice.
- Reciprocity: The community experience seeks to offer value to the community partner as well as to the students.
- Reflection: Students participate in an articulated reflection process around the ethical and civic dimensions of the community experience, the discipline, and themselves as part of the course requirements.
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