QUICKLINKS
Service Learning Course Designation
The Center for Teaching is compiling a list of University of Iowa service learning courses that meet a few basic criteria. Listing a course on the CfT web site will help interested students find service learning courses, recognize instructors who practice publicly engaged teaching, and aid administrators and accrediting agencies that seek information about Iowa’s engaged campus.
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Does Service Learning Really Help?
NYT article describes benefits and challenges of service-learning courses.
Iowa Outcomes Assessment
The Iowa Outcomes Assessment web site is designed to help faculty and departments demonstrate what students are learning in their programs.
Links to notice...
* ePortfolios: Let Me Count the Ways
* National humanities forum notes “all sorts of intriguing projects” at the UI that focus on publicly engaged teaching and scholarship
* Hancher Auditorium serves an important teaching function on the UI campus, and can brainstorm ideas.