1. Community Based Learning Faculty Fellows Program Design, Implementation, and Strategies to Promote Student Success and Civic Engagement

2. Community Based Learning at UWW
UWW is a Carnegie Classified Campus for Community Engagement (2015)
Member of Wisconsin Campus Compact
LEAP Campus (HIP)
De-centralized Model
Focus on Faculty Development and Partnerships
LEARN Center workshops
CBL Breakfasts
CBL Tours
CBL Website/Resources
Support from School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education

3. Community Based Learning Fellows Program
Modeled after successful Teaching Fellows Program (LEARN Center)
Goal: This is a year-long faculty development program that provides a structured and collegial environment for a group of faculty and academic teaching staff from across campus to explore best practices in community based learning and to undertake a substantial revision of an existing course to develop a new service-learning or community based research component in that course.
Chair support required, with promise to launch course at completion of program
Intentional recruitment from faculty and academic staff, across all colleges, with goal of assembling a diverse group of fellows

4. Program Objectives
Explore best practices in community based learning course design
Help define how the campus can best support community based learning instruction
Complete a course redesign project intended to enhance civic engagement while also integrating at least one of the following thematic strands assessing student learning outcomes:
Civic Engagement
Diversity Learning
E-Portfolios
Community Based Learning Scorecards
Make a contribution toward a campus and UW System priority
Develop more collegial relationships among faculty from across campus

5. Timeline Overview
Fall 2016: Send invitation to all Deans
November 2016: Review and select applicants (all colleges represented)
Program runs entire 2017 calendar year
January 2017: One-day workshop led by Gavin Luter, WiCC
Spring 2017: Biweekly seminars focused on best practices in course design
May 2017: Draft Course Redesign due
June 2017: One-day summit with community partners
Summer 2017: Ongoing work with community partners to build course, 1:1 support
August 2017: Final Course Redesign due
Fall 2017: Launch courses; Monthly seminars/community of practice

6. January 2017 Workshop Introduction to program and participants
Explanation of key concepts of community based learning and relation to civic engagement
Introduction to working with community partners
Partnership with Wisconsin Campus Compact- resources and expertise

7. Spring 2017 Seminars
Seminars with discussion of readings on civic engagement and student development
Individual consultation meetings to develop community based learning project ideas
Sharing best practices, models for course design and assessment, Community Based Learning scorecards and e-portfolios
Understanding the importance of reflection activities
Community or Regional Partner Agency Consultation
See Handout

8. Summer 2017 Workshop Collaborative work with community partner
Gavin Luter (Wisconsin Campus Compact) gave a brief presentation on faculty- community partner collaboration and then Gavin and Jodie led the group through a step-wise process to address common concerns, considerations, and shared responsibilities. Addressed practical considerations, including contracts, MOUs, background checks, and risk management forms.
Reflection and Assessment of Learning in CBL Courses.
Followed the DEAL Model-each participant created one or more reflection activities and/or assessments to utilize in the CBL course.
Individual consultation meetings to refine community based learning project ideas
Formation of working groups for peer review during summer
See Handout and Checklist

9. Fall 2017 Launch redesigned course and discuss progress
Report on integration of one of the thematic strands into the course redesign
Monthly seminars focused on (see handout):
Problem solving surrounding any issues that arise
Facilitating discussion around sensitive topics
E-portfolio
CBL professional development and publication opportunities
How to Scale and Sustain Community Based Learning Courses
Working collaboratively to plan activities to disseminate information (i.e. Assessment Day, LEARN Center workshops, LEAP presentations, etc.)
By the conclusion of the Fall 2017 semester, each participant required to submit a detailed report on their course redesign and assessment activities

10. Participants and Partners
College
Course
Community Partner(s)
Arts & Communication
Corporate & Commercial Video Production
United Way
Tomorrow’s Hope
Applied Health & Wellness Communication
Business & Economics
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Business & Society
Whitewater Islamic Center, Islamic Society of Brookfield
Management: Training & Development
UWW Human Resources, Fairhaven Senior Center, other HR partners

11. Participants and Partners
College
Course
Community Partner(s)
Education & Professional Studies
Motor Learning & Development
Fairhaven Senior Center;
Home School Partners
Principles of Outdoor Recreation
Fairhaven Senior Center
Children’s Literature (Teacher Ed Program)
Ice Age Trail Alliance
Letters & Sciences
Public Health
UWW Health Services; Aviands, Rock River Free Clinic
Public Policy Analysis
United Way
University Center
First Year Experience Learning Community
Whitewater Unified School District

12. Dissemination and Sustainabiltiy
UWW LEARN Center workshops
WiCC Civic Engagement Institute
Other conferences (with support from UWW)
Ongoing partnership with community agencies
Publications
All courses part of regular rotation

13. Potential Next Steps
Create CBL liaisons (faculty and students) to enhance partnerships
Focus on multi-faceted partnerships around demonstrated community need (i.e. CBL breakfast Theme: Health and Wellness)
CBL course designation
Next cohort of CBL Fellows: 2019
Civic Action Plan
Maintain Carnegie Designation
Civic Engagement Certificate

14. Questions and Comments
Jodie Parys CBL Coordinator, UW-Whitewater