Second Community Engaged Learning course: registration open for teachers
The second edition of the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) course will start in February 2024. The course aims to support teachers in delivering and developing CEL education. CEL is education in which students, teachers and external partners work together on shared social issues. Would you like to learn more about CEL and get tools to get started? Then read on and register for the course.
For whom?
The course is intended for lecturers at UU, UCU, UCR or UMCU who are involved in CEL courses or will soon start working with CEL. Depending on their learning demand and context, lecturers may focus on either designing or delivering CEL courses, or both.
Content and structure
The course consists of six meetings and a return day and runs from February 2024 to June 2024. The first meetings focus on the characteristics of CEL and the design process. This will cover topics such as review, reflection, coaching and ethical questions. Afterwards, participants themselves will work on a product that contributes to the (further) development of their own CEL course. Participants learn from and with each other and develop into a network of teacher-experts in the field of CEL.
Questions?
Do you have any questions about this course? If so, please contact the CAT: cat@uu.nl
Do you have questions about Community Engaged Learning? If so, please contact programme secretary Roos van Lin: r.p.t.vanlin@uu.nl
Learning course participant's experiences
Christine Crommelin, Dutch language teacher at University College Roosevelt, attended the first edition of the learning course and immediately applied the knowledge she learned in her course 'Dutch language and culture in cooperation with local community partners'.
"I was keen to participate in the CEL learning curve because I always use 'the community' in my Dutch language lessons. I believe in the connection with the immediate environment and see an added value for the student with learning in the classroom as well as in 'the world'. It is often inspiring, inviting, nurturing and it generally makes the student more involved in their own learning process.
I directly applied CEL in my level 200 subject of Dutch during the course. It provided me and the 26 students with an engaging learning process, in which I also directly experienced what works and does not work for me. I really enjoyed applying CEL in my existing Dutch class. I already had my Language method and wove CEL through it. This combination worked very nicely. It showed me how rich CEL is and this definitely invites me to continue with it. It also got me very positive feedback from external partners. I believe the connecting element of CEL and the win-win principle have really come into their own.
How I will continue, I don't know yet. I am starting a beginners' group this semester and I have a small level 300 group. These students have all already worked on CEL projects last semester. I am now looking at whether and how I will make a sequel to CEL with them or whether I will do CEL again in the spring!"