{"id":203,"date":"2020-06-30T09:23:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T13:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2020-06-30T09:23:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T13:23:57","slug":"community-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/teaching-resources\/designing-courses\/community-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Course with a Community Learning Component"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Due to Trinity\u2019s urban location, some courses may be enhanced by incorporating a community learning component as a complement to the in-classroom experience.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cher.trincoll.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Hartford Engagement and Research at Trinity College<\/a> provides the following definition of community learning: \u201cWhat is community learning? At Trinity, we define it as a type of experiential learning\u2014an academic course in which the faculty member works in partnership with a person or group from the local community to involve students in an experience they could not get in the classroom alone. The learning goes both ways, as the students and community residents share knowledge.\u201d To access a great resource from the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research for faculty members who would like to develop a community learning course at Trinity, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/cher.trincoll.edu\/community-learning\/faculty\/course-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a detailed explanation of community learning and why it can be a useful for engaging students in the classroom and beyond, you may want to review this resource from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.communityschools.org\/assets\/1\/AssetManager\/CBLFinal.pdf\">Coalition for Community Schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about community learning and how other colleges and universities conceptualize community learning, please see the following websites from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhu.edu\/csc\/cbl.shtml\">Johns Hopkins University<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/teaching\/designteach\/teach\/instructionalstrategies\/servicelearning\/\">Carnegie Mellon University<\/a>. When designing a community learning course, this comprehensive handbook from <a href=\"http:\/\/publicservice.berkeley.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Final-Cal-Corps-Engaged-Scholarship-Toolkit_Jan%202012.pdf\">University of California \u2013\u00a0Berkeley <\/a>may also be a useful resource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to Trinity\u2019s urban location, some courses may be enhanced by incorporating a community learning component as a complement to the in-classroom experience. The Center for Hartford Engagement and Research at Trinity College provides the following definition of community learning: \u201cWhat is community learning? 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