Building Communities of Active Learners

Southwest Regional Learning Communities Conference
February

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COMBINED SESSION:
Community Involvement and Civic Participation
FACILITATOR: Chris Schnick, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Maricopa Community Colleges

Freshmen Write Memoirs with Elders from Retirement Center
Eureka College
Kathy J. Whitson

This presentation will demonstrate how a nationally recognized (featured on the NBC Nightly News) Freshman Seminar and English Composition Learning Community participated in an intergenerational writing class with residents from a local retirement center. The focus will be on the ways in which the project fulfilled the goals of the course and the mission of the college, the development of writing skills, and the relationships formed between the freshmen and elders.
    contact information:kwhitson@eureka.edu

NOTE: this session is combined with the following session

"We" Is as Inevitable as "I": An Integrated Learning Community Fostering Civic Engagement
Mesa Community College
Jonelle Moore, Brian Dille, Mary Stewart

The presenters will share their learning community model designed to promote civic understanding and involvement by combining the study of education and government with essay and research writing. Linking Introduction to Education (EDU221) and American Government (POS110) with first-year Composition (ENG101 and ENG102), our community offers a two-semester shared learning experience for first-year students majoring in education. Service learning is a key component of the program. After a brief discussion of the goals and design of our model, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of students currently enrolled in the program and engage in a hands-on learning activity.
    contact information:jonelle.moore@mcmail.maricopa.edu