All community based learning experiences should:
- Provide a community context for learning
- Provide clear relevance to course learning outcomes
- Provide an opportunity to engage in guided reflection both individually and with peers
Ideally, e-community based learning experiences also provide students with an opportunity to connect virtually with community partners and showcase their interests, talents and abilities to make a positive impact and build experience. Students establishing new relationships with community partners can be highly instrumental in the acquisition of internships, fieldwork, practicum and future employment.
Faculty can provide students with clarity by acknowledging that different expectations exist for academic coursework where students are accountable to the professor and for service work where they are accountable to the community.
The need for physical distancing has created both challenges and opportunities. Serving and learning from community members can be done virtually with some creativity, planning and preparation. This
continuum graphic provides a range of activities to consider as e-community based learning coursework.
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