Service-Learning Critical Reflection Workshop

 

‘Enhancing Critical Reflection in Service-Learning & Experiential Education’

 

 Carrie Williams Howe from the

University of Vermont, Associate Director CUPS

(Community-University Partnerships & Service Learning)

 

 

When: Thursday, March 19^th from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

 

Where: Greater Hartford Campus

Library Building, 1800 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford

Room 308

 

There is limited seating for this workshop, so if you are interested be sure to register ASAP.  RSVP’s due by Friday, March 13^th to julia.yakovich@uconn.edu. 

 

 

Workshop Description

 

"Learning by doing" doesn't happen by accident. In order to get the most out of experiential education, we must facilitate reflective processes that encourage students to analyze and synthesize experiences, and to make critical connections to academic concepts and learning goals.  Reflection (in various forms) is a meaningful tool for eliciting this learning.

 

This workshop will examine the experiential-learning cycle - including preparation, engagement, post-experience, and evaluation - and present a number of reflection strategies that can be used throughout this process.  We will workshop participant ideas as a group, and you will leave with a toolbox of strategies to use in experiential or service-learning courses.