Workshops
Academic community-engaged learning and community engagement workshops take place each semester. Workshops are led by members of the faculty with extensive experience in the field, and cover a range of topics, including best practices for selecting and working alongside community partners, assessing community-engaged learning, and trouble-shooting challenges with community-engaged learning. Workshops are open to all WCU faculty.
Upcoming Workshops
Fall 2025 Community Engaged Learning Teaching Circle
CCESI is partnering with The Teaching & Learning Center in Fall 2025 through a teaching circle focused on preparing community-engaged learning opportunities.
All meetings are on Zoom.
To learn more and sign up, visit, https://www.wcupa.edu/tlc/flc.aspx and open the “Community Engaged Learning” accordion under Teaching Circles or complete the Teaching Circle Registration form by Friday, September 5. For questions or additional information, please contact the TLC at tlc@wcupa.edu.
Schedule
All meetings are on Zoom.
Introduction Meeting (1 pm, Monday, September 15)
Welcome, introductions, focus selection, definitions, and resources
Homework: pick an area of focus, conduct initial research on own or using provided
resources
Second Meeting: Sharing Learning (1 pm, Monday, October 6)
Participants share discoveries from their reading/research
Homework: Draft your product
Third Meeting: Practical Implementation (1 pm, Monday, October 27)
Product progress check-in with peer review and feedback
Homework: finalize product
Fourth Meeting: Celebration (1 pm, Monday, November 17)
Presenting final products, reflection on the process, discussion of next steps
Please contact Tina Chiarelli-Helminiak or Katie Clay with any questions about this workshop or with ideas for upcoming workshops.