I have been on the list for a short time and have gotten alot of good
information so far. I am also interested in evaluation tools for
Service-Learning. The assessment of learning seems to be the most
difficult task one has in justifying S-L. Any information would be helpful.
My e-mail address is:
n9648782@cc.wwu.edu
Thanks for your input.
ec
On Mon, 17 Feb 1997 d2pcgrig@fra00.fsu.umd.edu wrote:
> Frostburg State University
>
> M E M O R A N D U M
>
> Date: 17-Feb-1997 06:39pm GMT
> From: David Griggs
> D2PCGRIG
> Dept: Lane Center
> Tel No: (301) 687-4151
>
> TO: Remote Addressee ( _service-learning@csf.Colorado.EDU )
>
>
> Subject: Learning Communities
>
> Hello to everyone on the list,
>
> Here at Frostburg State University in western Maryland, we are creating
> several different kinds of learning communities to be implemented in the Fall
> 1997 semester. At the present time, seven learning communities are being
> created: 1) Financial Communications - Money Talk, 2) Leadership Development,
> 3) Culture, Communication and Community, 4) War and Peace in the Modern World,
> 5) Latino Student, 6) Frostburg's Global Village: An International Studies
> Learning Community, and 7) Learning and Teaching.
>
> In the "Learning and Teaching" learning community, we are working on
> coordinating/integrating four different courses with service learning:
> Freshman Composition, Introduction to Literature, General Psychology and
> Introduction to Higher Education. Twenty-two incoming freshman will be
> enrolled in this learning community with the FSU "READ TO SUCCEED!" program as
> the main focal point to bring these classes together.
>
> The Introduction to Higher Education course will provide the service
> learning component by training students to become tutors for local K-8 grade
> students, the General Psychology course will have students learn to identify
> the necessary ingredients for literacy, while the English courses will develop
> students' skills in describing their own experiences as well as their
> appreciation for the written word.
>
> Since we are beginning to develop these learning communities at FSU, we
> are looking for various resources available to assist faculty members on
> developing learning communities. We are searching for research on learning
> communities and other books written on the topic of learning communities to
> place on reserve in our library for interested faculty.
>
> We are also trying to locate various kinds of evaluation instruments
> other Universities have used when evaluating student behavior or student
> satisfaction of learning communities. We have instruments for evaluating
> faculty teaching, but we are in need of evaluating how students felt connected
> to their respective learning community.
>
> If anyone has any information on the subject of learning communities,
> (especially those involving service learning), please write me back at the
> e-mail address listed below.
>
> Thank you in advance for your responses!
>
>
> David Griggs
> Asst. Director, Lane Center & Campus Activities
> Center for Community Service Learning & Leadership
> Frostburg State University
> 235 Lane Center
> Frostburg, MD 21532
> (301) 687-4151 (Office)
> (301) 687-7049 (Fax)
> E-mail: d2pcgrig@fra00.fsu.umd.edu
>
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