Service-Learning
Workshops
Learning
Outside the Classroom
Communication,
Community and Assessment
The
following two workshops are intended to provide
ideas and resources for instructors engaged in
teaching methodologies such as service-learning,
experiential learning and distance education that
extend academic work beyond the traditional classroom
setting. Sponsored by the Amizade Center* and
the Center for Instructional Development &
Distance Education, these workshops focus on:
- Maintaining
communication with and between students outside
the classroom,
- Building
and maintaining community, and
- Planning
for rigorous assessment of academic work within
these methodologies.
*Amizade
Global Service-Learning Center www.globalservicelearning.org
Global volunteering encourages intercultural exploration
and understanding
through community-driven service-learning courses
and volunteer programs.
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Workshop
1: Building and Maintaining an Electronic Classroom
Community
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David Lawrence Hall, Tuesday, February 17,
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Presenters:
Mary Kay Biagini, Information
Sciences and Barbary Frey,
CIDDE
Moderator: Christopher Boettcher,
English
This
workshop is intended to provide an introduction
to the University of Pittsburgh Blackboard system
and its applications. Presenters will provide
examples of innovative uses of the Blackboard
system for maintaining academic instruction and
collaborative learning beyond the classroom setting.
This workshop is intended as both an introduction
to the Blackboard resources as well as a forum
to share innovative applications between workshop
participants.
Bring
your lunch to this “brown bag” session; hot and
cold beverages & cookies will be served.
Available
for regional campuses through Interactive Televison
(ITV). Contact 412-624- 2896 before Friday, February 13 to
arrange for ITV link to regional campuses.
Workshop
2: Assessing Academic Work Outside the Classroom
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David Lawrence Hall, Wednesday, March 31, 12:00
noon to 1:00 p.m.
Presenters:
Teresa Donegan, Chair, Curricular
Assessment Team, Pharmacy, Sharon
Connor, Course Coordinator for Experiential
Learning, Pharmacy and Barbara Frey,
CIDDE
Moderator: Christopher Boettcher, English
This
workshop is intended to provide a forum for discussing
the challenges of maintaining rigorous academic
work outside the classroom and assessing student
performance. Presenters will share methods used
to assess work in experiential and service-learning
scenarios. Workshop participants are encouraged
to come ready to share assessment models they
have found particularly effective.
Bring
your lunch to this “brown bag” session; hot and
cold beverages & cookies will be served.
Available
for regional campuses through Interactive Televison
(ITV). Contact Melanie Fox at fox@cidde.pitt.edu
or 412-624- 2896 before Friday, March 26 to arrange
for ITV link to regional campuses.
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