Faculty
Faculty of Media and Information Studies
Supervisor Name
Dr. Sandra Smeltzer, Dr. Basil Chiasson
Keywords
community engaged learning, community service learning, engagement, service, service learning, institution, universities
Description
Community-engaged learning (CEL) has become a relevant part of the current experiential and community culture, with more than 30 universities in Canada (and likely more) partaking in some form of CEL at their institution. However, how does each institution implement CEL, and how accessible are digital media and resources for students and communities who want to learn more about CEL at these institutions? Our research primarily focuses on data collection from digital media (e.g., websites, articles, Google searches) and draws conclusions based on our findings. Our team focuses on rating the overall culture of CEL in Canada based on the accessibility, significance, and apparent integration of CEL throughout each institution. Our environmental scan of these factors will determine if CEL is truly becoming a new topic of community culture and if it is worth exercising resources to develop and interrogate CEL at institutions across Canada further.
This presentation was created for the purpose of the USRI conference. However, this project will be further continued in a follow-up academic article that will break down the data and significance of CEL at Canadian public institutions with assistance from the team of Dr. Sandra Smeltzer, Dr. Basil Chiasson, Amala Poli, and Giada Ferrucci.
Acknowledgements
While the scholarly article could not be completed in time for this conference just yet, I want to thank the team for their generous support in this research project—Amala; Giada; Hannah; Chloe; and my incredible supervisors, Dr. Smeltzer and Dr. Chiasson for their guidance and help in making this project take its course. As well, thank you to the Faculty of Information and Media Studies department and Western's USRI program for this brilliant opportunity.
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Document Type
Poster
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Community-Engaged Learning: the National Response Within Institutions
Community-engaged learning (CEL) has become a relevant part of the current experiential and community culture, with more than 30 universities in Canada (and likely more) partaking in some form of CEL at their institution. However, how does each institution implement CEL, and how accessible are digital media and resources for students and communities who want to learn more about CEL at these institutions? Our research primarily focuses on data collection from digital media (e.g., websites, articles, Google searches) and draws conclusions based on our findings. Our team focuses on rating the overall culture of CEL in Canada based on the accessibility, significance, and apparent integration of CEL throughout each institution. Our environmental scan of these factors will determine if CEL is truly becoming a new topic of community culture and if it is worth exercising resources to develop and interrogate CEL at institutions across Canada further.
This presentation was created for the purpose of the USRI conference. However, this project will be further continued in a follow-up academic article that will break down the data and significance of CEL at Canadian public institutions with assistance from the team of Dr. Sandra Smeltzer, Dr. Basil Chiasson, Amala Poli, and Giada Ferrucci.