Reframe, Refocus, Reflect: A Model for Student Engagement and Civic Learning (Integrative Learning Approach) Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy 2016 Richard Bay, Courtney Ross, Laura Vernon, Erin Webster-Garrett Radford University
Introduce the “integrative learning” approach Introduce Radford University’s “Scholar- Citizen Initiative” (SCI) as an example of integrative learning Present three case studies of SCI in action Help you brainstorm ideas for your own integrative learning experiences PURPOSE OF THIS PRACTICE SESSION
Holistic Innovative Transformative Engaging Making a difference Changing a life INTEGRATIVE LEARNING APPROACH
WHAT INTEGRATIVE LEARNING LOOKS LIKE AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR-CITIZEN INITIATIVE
The Scholar-Citizen Initiative: Reinforces the point that learning is a process, not a product Accepts failure as an option Promotes healthy change and provides an opportunity to try something new Promotes interdisciplinary collaborations Fits a teaching culture of strong student-faculty interactions Opens new avenues for research and scholarship Is flexible and scalable Evolves (gets better over time) WHY THIS APPROACH WORKS FOR RU AND WHY IT MAY WORK FOR YOU
Elementary Arts Interventions (Making Up for What’s Missing) The double-edged sword ART EDUCATION
Peace in Action: Transforming Conflict and Building Peace through Civic Engagement T To what extent is peace possible? What can I do to make peace possible? PEACE STUDIES
Grammar Unwrapped Community served – RU Learning Assistance and Resource Center (LARC) – RU students, staff, and faculty Partners – LARC – Graphic design students in the Art Department Deliverables – Instructional Video – Handout – Bookmark – Poster – Workshop ENGLISH
Brainstorm as many ideas as you can for 3 minutes Capture your ideas on the “Evolving Model” worksheet YOUR TURN: INDIVIDUAL
Share your ideas as a small group for 10 minutes Capture new ideas on your “Evolving Model” worksheet YOUR TURN: SMALL GROUP
Share your ideas as a whole group for 15 minutes Capture new ideas on your “Evolving Model” worksheet YOUR TURN: WHOLE GROUP
Scholar-Citizen Initiative citizen/home.html Richard Bay, Art Education Courtney Ross, Peace Studies Laura Vernon, English Erin Webster-Garrett, SCI Director THANK YOU!