{"id":37,"date":"2018-02-18T11:43:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T16:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cbl\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2024-10-23T08:24:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T13:24:11","slug":"applying-for-a-cbl-course-designation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cbl\/applying-for-a-cbl-course-designation","title":{"rendered":"Applying for a CBL course designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All full-time faculty are invited to apply for a Community-Based\u00a0Learning course designation for courses at the introductory, intermediate, advanced, or graduate level. Community-based\u00a0learning is a course-based, credit-bearing form of experiential education in which students participate in organized experiences\u00a0that meet community-identified needs, followed by reflection on those experiences to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Integrating community-based\u00a0learning into the curriculum of any discipline is possible, but it will take some time, careful thought, collaboration, and lots of planning. Developing, or revising, a course to include a community-based learning component for the first time will mean reshaping the philosophy of the course itself rather than simply appending a community engagement\u00a0project to the syllabus. That is, while the community experiences\u00a0may be only one of several requirements (exams, journals, essays, reports, research), the course should invite students to engage themselves critically\u00a0<em>and<\/em> <em>repeatedly<\/em>\u00a0in analysis of social systems, diversity, community revitalization, civic participation, and power.\u00a0Faculty applying for a &#8220;CBL&#8221; designation for the first time are strongly urged to participate in the Community-Based Learning Institute which is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters.<\/p>\n<p>Courses with a \u201cCBL\u201d designation must meet the following five criteria:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Academically Relevant Community Engagement\u00a0Project:\u00a0<\/b>The community engagement\u00a0project enriches the principles and theories derived from the academic discipline; thus, the community\u00a0experience is not an add-on or an afterthought but is fully integrated into the course design and stimulates course-relevant learning (i.e. tutoring, public speaking, health education, field research, report writing, economic impact analysis). While the community-based learning project is mandatory for all students, it should also be flexible enough in content to respect a student\u2019s religious, political, and\/or moral commitments.<\/li>\n<li><b>Revised Learning Objectives and Course Requirements: <\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>The syllabus lists a range of learning objectives for the course and is revised to incorporate community-based learning or \u201ccivic engagement\u201d into at least one of those objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Course requirements include one or more community-based learning projects that involve a minimum of\u00a0<span style=\"\">ten<\/span>\u00a0hours of direct engagement with the community\u00a0during the semester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Assessment of Student Learning:<\/b>\u00a0Students are assessed on the basis of the learning demonstrated in reflection assignments, not for the community engagement\u00a0alone. The project and related assignments account for at least\u00a0<span style=\"\">20%<\/span>\u00a0of the final course grade. The faculty member, the community partner, and\/or the student\u00a0<span style=\"\">may<\/span>\u00a0contribute to the assessment of student learning.<\/li>\n<li><b>Graded, Structured Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0In order to insure that civic engagement in the community becomes an educationally sound instrument of learning, class activities and assignments encourage the blending of experiential and academic learning. Course requirements should include some form of regular, graded structured reflection (journals, final essay, response papers) that links\u00a0<span style=\"\">citizenship<\/span>\u00a0learning (that is, analysis of social systems, community revitalization, civic participation, and power) with the\u00a0<span style=\"\">discipline-specific<\/span>\u00a0learning that has occurred during the course of the project. Either the syllabus, supporting assignment sheets, or this portion of the application should clarify the content and frequency of such reflection assignments.<\/li>\n<li><b>Curriculum Developed through Authentic Partnership:<\/b>\u00a0Faculty members regard the community not as a passive site for student learning but as co-educator and co-learner. Thus, faculty develop the community\u00a0component of the syllabus\u00a0<span style=\"\">collaboratively<\/span>\u00a0with community partners before the semester begins (as opposed to assigning students to seek out their own community\u00a0assignments after the semester begins). The needs, culture, and context of the community are identified by the community partner, not by the faculty member, and are balanced with the student\u2019s need to meet the learning objectives of the academic discipline. Because students are engaged in community-based learning that meets real community-based needs\u2014as distinct from observation, apprenticeship, or internship\u2014the curriculum provides the opportunity to develop the citizenship education of students even though the focus may also be on career preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Submit the following materials to the Community-Based\u00a0Learning Program (Old Main 109):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/files\/Course-Designation-Cover-Sheet.docx\">Course Designation Cover Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A working draft of\u00a0<span style=\"\">course materials, including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"\">A proposed syllabus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">An assignment sheet that describes the community engagement\u00a0project(s) in greater detail<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">An assignment sheet that describes a critical\/reflective journal assignment (see criterion #4 above)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A document explaining how the course will satisfy each of the five criteria for the course designation (Please organize this document according to the numbered criteria listed above).<\/li>\n<li>A list of possible community partners with whom initial contact has been made (Please include contact names).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All full-time faculty are invited to apply for a Community-Based\u00a0Learning course designation for courses at the introductory, intermediate, advanced, or graduate level. 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