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Service Learning Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum
Development
•Cross Disciplinary Courses
•Grant Opportunity
•The Application Process
•Some Resources
Silvina Ituarte, [email protected]
Community Need
Course #2Course #1
Community Partner
The semester begins…
The CSUEBInterdisciplinary Team
2 faculty / 2 classes
Child Nutritional Awareness
Music 1000Biology 1000
American Red Cross
The project is underway…
Create 3 simple songs1 per lesson
Create 3 mini child-appropriate lessons
Teach the children about healthusing musical lessons
Child Nutritional Awareness
Music 1000Biology 1000
American Red Cross
Reflection Time…
2 faculty / 2 classes
REFLECTIONREFLECTION
REFLECTION
Community Need
Community Partner Community is servedPossible future volunteersHelp w/ time limitationsCreative programmingHappy clients
Community Partner
Everyone Benefits…
FacultyInnovative teaching experience
Collaborate with a colleagueUnforgettable learning experience
StudentsLearn course materialReal-life contextMultidisciplinary learningMemorable experienceCommunity serviceCommunity connectionMultiple teachersTeam effortNetworking opportunity
Your Opportunity…
• Awards – 2 teams of 2 faculty from distinct/ interdisciplinary majors
• Stipend Part I (Spring 2005) - $312.50 per faculty– development & preparation
• Stipend Part II - $312.50 per faculty– upon completion of collaborative effort
What is Required?
• Collaborate with a faculty member from a cross disciplinary major
• Develop and implement the course in 2005-2006 (Dean’s approval)
• Distribute evaluations
• Attend end-of-year awards ceremony
The Proposal (3 pages)
I. The intended courses – • Summarize objectives• How community service will enhance objectives?• Copies of both syllabi
II. The community service – • What type of organization?• What kind of work?• How will it benefit everyone?• How will you develop community relationship?• How help students understand significance of their
participation?
Wrapping Up the Proposal
III. Reflection – http://avalon.unomaha.edu/servicelearning/reflectionact.htm• How will you incorporate reflection in the
class?• How will the students share their reflections
with one another and the other class?
IV. Innovation – • Describe goals and activities• Plan for collaboration• How will the collaboration benefit the
organization?http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/papers/fie2000.pdf
http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve/sl/inter.html
http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve/sl/hunger.pdf
Additional Resources
Project ideas • http://avalon.unomaha.edu/servicelearning
/interdisciplinary.htm
Engineering and liberal arts example• http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/papers/fie200
0.pdf
Substance abuse across disciplines• http://www.state.tn.us/finance/rds/substan
ceabuseweb1.html
