resource of the nation
By: Ma. Lourdes F. Melegrito DLSU-Manila-Philippines
Are we not doing our role yet? for producing abstract research unconnected to real life problems for being indifferent to societal and community problems for producing poorly educated students who do not care
With the deepening societal issues and student’s increasing complacency, universities and colleges are demanded to examine their mission and responsibility in society and to appraise their connections with the world
DLSU as a response identified ways to cultivate the social values of the students, acknowledging the university as not just the breeding ground of forming socially responsible students but also the arena for brewing social development intervention. As a resource of nation, we work for a University with graduates who are critical and socially responsible and contributes in nation building.
Pursue Scholarship of Engagement • to broaden the scope of scholarship and pursue scholarship of engagement (Boyer, 1990) which is a gateway to the larger society
• Through
CETL
A Question on NOMENCLATURE
SL -- a more common label as communityoriented pedagogy • Yet it has received criticism that the use of “service” reinforces stereotypes or inequalities;
• Thus, the use of other : civic education, civic engagement, community-based learning, public scholarship, community integrated learning, engaged learning
Whatever we call it, • we share an underlying commitment to inquiry, learning, and change in the context of partnership between community and campus. • community-engaged teaching and learning (CETL) also called as SL, CITL ‌ is a teaching method that combines academic instruction, community engagement, and critically reflective thinking to promote student learning and civic responsibility.
Principles Pedagogy
Partnership
• Appropriateness of the pedagogy to the learning outcomes • Reciprocal, mutually beneficial
Principles Community as sources • sources and creators of knowledge of knowledge not as laboratories • Learning in the actual
interaction
Reflection/Meaningmaking
• Reflection process as the completion of the learning experience; • link the experience to course content
ING MECHANISMS CETL Quality Standards Tools Ensuring Academic Enhancement through Reflections Establishing Reciprocal UniversityCommunity Partnerships
standards LINK TO CURRICULUM/Instructional Strategy
MEANINGFUL SERVICE REFLECTION/Prompt Critical Thinking STUDENT’S VOICE IN PIME
COLLABORATIVE AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS
UNIV-CE FRAME
Tool for reflections Personal Journals provide a way for students to express thoughts and feelings Critical Incident Journal includes a set of prompts and reflect on their thoughts and reactions Directed writings reflect on their community experience within the framework of course content Experiential research papers identify an underlying social issue they have encountered at the community site and research the social issue.
tool for reflections Online discussion facilitates reflection on the critical incidents in the community Ethical case studies analyze a community situation and take an ethical decision making as they choose a course of action. Community engagement portfolios contain evidence of both processes and products completed and assess their work in terms of the learning objectives of the course.
Why is LRF important? LRF promotes “Reflection” which is innately a Lasallian character, the same critical thinking and reflexivity of ELGA required to students. And as Formators , it is through the LRF that we get in touch with ourselves and God’s presence.
Relevant ingredients of partnership • agreed upon goals and measurable outcome; • mutual trust, respect and commitment; ownership and responsibility; • established roles, processes and norms of partnership; • presence of feedback mechanism and; • there is credit for the partnership accomplishment
Areas of Partnership • Understanding and Agreement between University and Community • Participatory Planning Process • Joint Discussion and Approval of Implementing Guidelines • Participatory Monitoring System • Participatory Evaluation System
Faculty Support despite a directive from the President MEANING, APPLICATION AND CHALLENGE OF UNIVERSITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - We asked full support from the VCA office thru the President (The Case of the Philippines) Ma. Lourdes Melegrito De La Salle University - Manila
Photo Credit: The Lasallian (2013)
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