Community Connections: Strategies for Publicly Engaged Pedagogy

Community engaged teaching offers powerful opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration between university students and community organizations. Yet creating an enriching learning environment that meets the needs of everyone involved is a complex task that requires navigating institutional constraints, centering human relationships, and embracing risk. This event brings together experienced facilitators of community engaged teaching—Helen Cho (Asian American Studies), Ruth Martin Curry (Center for Civic Engagement), and Ashley Cheyemi McNeil (Full Spectrum Features)—to share their expertise and to speak from their own experience designing a course together. New and experienced instructors alike are invited to join us in community as we explore the ins and outs of this process, from building a sustainable partnership to managing a complex classroom environment. Moderated by Dr. Liz McCabe (Chicago Field Studies). Presented by the Public Humanities Graduate Practicum of the Kaplan Humanities Institute at Northwestern.

To read speaker bios, please visit humanities.northwestern.edu/graduate/ph-grad-practicum/events/.

Registration is required! Event takes place in Harris Hall #108. Food will be served.

Host or Publisher Kaplan Humanities Institute