For one-on-one help with course design, Erica Crowley is willing and excited to work with you on thinking through preliminary ideas, designing assignments, choosing readings, or building partnerships.
Each Community Learning course is eligible for up to $500 in Course Assistance Funds which can be used for stipends for community partners, transportation costs, books, instructional materials, video or photography equipment, hourly pay for TAs, food/refreshments, and other expenses approved in advance.
Helpful Links
- For information about applying for the annual Community Learning Faculty Fellows (CLiFF) Program visit https://cher.trincoll.edu/community-learning/faculty/cliff/
- To view the database of recent Hartford community partner organizations, visit https://www.trincoll.edu/cher/resources/recent-partnerships/
- To view the research archive of recent undergraduate work, visit https://cher.trincoll.edu/research-archive/
- Community Learning at Trinity is a program within CHER, the Center for Hartford Engagement & Research. Learn more about CHER at https://www.trincoll.edu/cher
You can view a few examples of past Community Learning Courses in the “2019 Designing Community Learning” booklet. Download a PDF here.
2019 Designing Community Learning Cover and Packet Combined- reduced
If you are more interested in a group context, Community Learning holds brainstorming events throughout the year, which can be useful for those interested in incorporating community learning into an upcoming course, fine tuning an existing course, or hearing about what other faculty are doing. Please join us for lively conversation and a light lunch at one of these events!
You can also check out these scholarly resources:
- The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning A national, peer-reviewed journal focusing on research-driven articles about community-based research and teaching.
- Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. A national, peer-reviewed journal that includes research articles, reflective essays, and discussions of projects in progress.
- Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship A national, peer-reviewed journal that offers essays devoted to field notes, community perspectives, and student voices as well as traditional research articles.
- National Service-Learning Cooperative Clearinghouse A large, searchable database of publications.
- Campus Compact Service-Learning Syllabus Project Over 200 service-learning syllabi for courses from Biology to History are available on this national website.
- Writing Initiative for Service and Engagement A detailed web resource from the University of Colorado, Boulder discussing course planning, partnership building, and a bibliography of readings and resources for service-learning.
- 101 Ideas For Combining Service & Learning: a compendium of capsule course descriptions and academic service projects, from Anthropology to Zoology.