Service Learning Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum

Development

•Cross Disciplinary Courses

•Grant Opportunity

•The Application Process

•Some Resources

Silvina Ituarte, situarte@csuhayward.edu

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