How It Works
The Community-Engaged Classrooms Project seeks to encourage and support intentional
curricular activities that engage students in projects that address human
and community needs. The Project assists Illinois State faculty and community
agencies/organizations with identifying potential projects and establishing
partnerships with one another.
- These experiential education projects are situated by faculty members
within a semester-long course(s), and therefore are different from one-time
volunteer/community service experiences. (Examples of these types of
projects are available on the American
Democracy Project web site)
- The service activities are connected to the course learning
objectives and faculty assist students with understanding
this connection.
- Faculty will provide opportunities for students to reflect on their
experiences and learn from one another.
The Process:
- A community organization posts a project/idea/need
using the brief online
form.
- The submitted project information will be reviewed by the Community-Engaged Classrooms
Project Coordinator.
If there are questions the Coordinator will contact the organization for clarification.
- Information about the project will be posted to the Community-Engaged Classrooms
Project website for review.
- Interested parties will contact one another to discuss the project
in more detail and ultimately decide on whether or not to pursue the
project together.
**Please be aware that we can not guarantee when or if a ‘match’ will
be made.**
- If both parties decide to pursue the project, one of the parties will
notify the Community-Engaged Classrooms Project Coordinator and the project
posting will be removed.
Partnership
Partnership is key when establishing an effective service learning project. An effective partnership is mutually beneficial with all "parties having common interests, responsibilities, privileges, and power (Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, 2001).
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