Faculty Events & Workshops
The Centre for Community Partnerships (CCP) hosts a variety of faculty programs and events that bring together instructors who teach, or are interested in teaching, community-engaged learning (CEL) courses. In partnership with the Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS), the CCP also offers programs and events for faculty involved in community-engaged research (CER).
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Community Engaged Learning Faculty Community of Practice
Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) Faculty Community of Practice: Assessing Reflective Writing in CEL Courses
NEW DATE: Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 1:10 – 2 pm ET (online)
Join us for a discussion on assessing reflective writing in CEL courses. Some questions we will consider as a group include: what challenges does reflective writing present for both students and course instructors? How can reflective writing be successfully scaffolded? What are some successful strategies you use to effectively assess students’ reflective writing in your CEL courses?
Facilitated by Katherine E. Entigar, Assistant Professor of Critical Adult Education in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE.
Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) Faculty Community of Practice: Disrupting the Grade
Thursday, March 21, 2024, 11:10 am – 12:00 pm ET (online)
We invite you to a conversation on disrupting ‘the grade’ in a CEL course. Join other faculty to discuss the tensions and complexities of grading in community-engaged learning courses.
Facilitated by Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández, Professor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE & Michael Classens, Assistant Professor, School of the Environment.
Community-Engaged Research Faculty Discussion Club
This series, in collaboration with the Centre for Research and Innovation Support, is for faculty with an interest in deepening their understanding and practice of community-engaged research (CER). Participants will have the opportunity to connect with, and learn together from, colleagues and their community partners. Sessions will highlight both theoretical and practical considerations from a variety of perspectives with an aim to strengthen our collaborative approaches to research.
Formalizing the Relationship in Community-Engaged Research: Key Relationship Building Activities & Challenges
Wednesday, February 12, 2024, 10:00 am – 12:45 pm ET (in person)
The third session in this series will focus on key relationship building activities and potential challenges during the formalization stage of partnership building in community-engaged research. Using real world case studies, guest panelists will share examples from their own experiences of key relationship building activities that helped to strengthen the research partnership, as well as potential pitfalls to be aware of and strategies to reduce challenges.
Moderated by Barbara Fallon, Associate Vice-President, Research, Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Sustaining & Growing the Relationship in Community-Engaged Research: Opportunities & Pitfalls
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 10:00 am – 12:45 pm ET (in person)
The fourth session in this series will focus on how to sustain and grow the research relationship over the course of the community-engaged research initiative, and beyond. Using case studies from their own practice, guest panelists will share their reflections and lessons learned on the opportunities sustain and grow the research relationship over the project lifecycle and into new phases, as well as highlight potential pitfalls to be aware of. Guest panelists will offer their reflections on promoting partner participation over time, balancing different demands on academic and non-academic partners, continuing to foster trust and mutual respect as projects close and, identifying opportunities for future collaborations.
Moderated by Barbara Fallon, Associate Vice-President, Research, Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Community Engaged Learning Course Development Workshop
CEL Course Development Workshop 2: Designing a Successful CEL Course
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET (in-person, UTM)
In this second workshop we focus on the three ‘Ps’ of CEL course development: pedagogy, partnerships and student preparation. Focusing on the three ‘Ps’, the workshop will: 1) provide you with some practical strategies for designing and running a CEL course; 2) provide you space and time to work on a syllabus you are designing or redesigning for a CEL course you are creating.
Note: These will be participatory workshops where attendees will be invited to do some free-writing and some breakout group discussions.
CEL Course Development Workshop 3: Respectful and Reciprocal Community Partner Stewardship
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 1:10 – 2:30 pm (online)
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 1:00 – 3:00 pm (in-person, UTM)
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 1:30 – 3:00 pm (in-person, UTSC)
In this third workshop of the CEL course development workshop series, we focus on working respectfully and equitably with partners from community, grassroots, nonprofit, or public organizations. The workshop will provide practical strategies for, and space and time to discuss and reflect on, stewarding partnerships in respectful and reciprocal ways.
Note: These will be participatory workshops where attendees will be invited to do some free-writing and some breakout group discussions.