Service-learning (SL) now has over 50 years of literature and critical evaluation. While much has changed, SL remains largely driven by John Dewey’s vision for institutions of higher education. The goal of SL is participation in democracy–in the development of educated citizens active in public life. In bringing service into conversation with course content, students… Read more »
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Taking the Pulse of Your Class with a Mid-Semester Evaluation
Perhaps you’re trying a new teaching strategy or teaching a new course and you wonder what your students think of it. Or you want to avoid surprises in your end-of-semester evaluations. All of these are reasons get some feedback from your students through a mid-semester evaluation. A mid-semester evaluation gives you an opportunity to get… Read more »
Service-Learning, Community-Engaged Learning and IU Bloomington
Service-learning (SL), like other curricular community-engaged practices, has strong support at IU Bloomington. If you’ve ever wanted to incorporate community service or already use it, this post describes the campus context and support. The IU Bloomington General Education requirements recognize different types of Enriching Educational Experiences in the Shared Goals. These experiences include service-learning, community… Read more »
Giving Students a Career EDGE: Encouraging Professional Development for Students
Indiana University is committed to student success inside and outside of the classroom. While in class, students are gaining valuable content knowledge and developing their identities as students and professionals. We can help with their professional development in a variety of ways, and IU has created a simple way to incorporate professional development topics into… Read more »
Join a Learning Community to Start off the New Academic Year
Welcome back to the new semester at IU Bloomington! As you settle into the new academic year, we hope that you will consider ways we can partner with you to meet your teaching goals. One of our favorite and most transformative offerings is the Faculty Learning Community (FLC), a cohort of 8-12 faculty members who… Read more »
Welcome to IUB: Ensuring a Smooth Start to Your Fall Courses
Welcome to our new instructors at IUB! We hope that you are settling in well and getting excited about your fall courses. In this post we share strategies and tools for making the start of the semester as productive as possible for you and your students. Prepare your Canvas site We highly recommend that you… Read more »