Civic Engagement and the Discipline:  Where is the “civic” in service-learning?

Friday, May 14, 2004 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.  (Lunch Provided)

Titan Student Union, Ontiveros

Sponsored by:  Faculty Development Center and the Center for Internships & Service-Learning

Workshop Description

This day-long workshop for faculty will engage us with the challenge: how can we integrate a civic education dimension into service-learning and other teaching within our own discipline? We will begin the day with a presentation to provide context and background for the topic and end with practical “how top’s.”  Our speaker will offer her perspectives and raise provocative questions on the contested concept and practice of civic engagement, in order to launch a discussion on our own views and practice. Notwithstanding the lack of consensus on what it is and/or what it ought to be, we will consider the urgency of civic education and how we might practice it in the here and now.  Thus, we will move from the philosophical questions (“what and why”) to the practical application (“how and with what outcomes”) of civic education.  We will conclude with concrete examples and suggestions for our consideration, along with an invitation to apply for a mini-grant to design a service-learning course with civic engagement outcomes. 

9 a.m.  – 9:30 a.m.   Welcome & Purpose of Workshop

9:30 – 12 noon         Civic Engagement, Service-Learning, & Social Justice?

12 – 1 p.m.                Lunch and Panel – Perspectives on Service-Learning & Civic Engagement

1 – 3 p.m.                  Integrating Civic Engagement into Teaching

For more information: Please contact Jeannie Kim-Han (714) 278-3746

jkim-han@fullerton.edu

To register for this workshop online please go to: http://fdcweb.fullerton.edu/workshops/registration.htm