Bok Seminar - Community and Civic Engagement in the Classroom

Led by Flavia Peréa, Director of the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship and Lecturer in Sociology, and Caitlin Schmid, Assistant Director of Engaged Scholarship, Harvard College, Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship.

How can teaching and learning connect “the rich resources of the university to our most pressing social, civic, and ethical problems?” (Boyer, 1996). The pedagogy of Engaged Scholarship integrates community and civic engagement into academics with a focus on equity, reflection, reciprocity, and community collaboration. This seminar provides an introduction to the principles, practices, and ethics of community-engaged and public-facing classroom work. Topics will include: developing students’ relational skills inside and outside the classroom; scaffolding and troubleshooting project-based learning; building community- and public-facing activities and assignments; and teaching reflection as a practice. This seminar is designed for TFs from any discipline who are interested in building relationships inside and outside of academia and in asking the question: What is a University’s responsibility to its surrounding communities?

This is the first session of a 6-session seminar. Registration required - opens January 13.