Reframe, Refocus, Reflect:A Model for Student Engagement and Civic Learning

(Integrative Learning Approach)

Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy 2016Richard Bay, Courtney Ross, Laura Vernon, Erin Webster-Garrett

Radford University

• Introduce the “integrative learning” approach

• Introduce Radford University’s “Scholar-Citizen Initiative” (SCI) as an example of integrative learning

• Present three case studies of SCI in action

• Help you brainstorm ideas for your own integrative learning experiences

PURPOSE OF THIS PRACTICE SESSION

• Holistic

• Innovative

• Transformative

• Engaging

• Making a difference

• Changing a life

INTEGRATIVE LEARNING APPROACH

WHAT INTEGRATIVE LEARNING LOOKS LIKE AT

RADFORD UNIVERSITY

SCHOLAR-CITIZEN INITIATIVE

The Scholar-Citizen Initiative:• Reinforces the point that learning is a

process, not a product

• Accepts failure as an option

• Promotes healthy change and provides an opportunity to try something new

• Promotes interdisciplinary collaborations

• Fits a teaching culture of strong student-faculty interactions

• Opens new avenues for research and scholarship

• Is flexible and scalable

• Evolves (gets better over time)

WHY THIS APPROACH WORKS FOR RU AND WHY IT MAY WORK FOR YOU

• Elementary Arts Interventions (Making Up for What’s Missing)

• https://vimeo.com/81043458

• The double-edged sword

ARTEDUCATION

• Peace in Action: Transforming Conflict and Building Peace through Civic Engagement

T To what extent is peace possible?

What can I do to make

peace possible?

PEACE STUDIES

• Grammar Unwrapped

• Community served– RU Learning Assistance and

Resource Center (LARC)– RU students, staff, and faculty

• Partners– LARC– Graphic design students in the

Art Department

• Deliverables– Instructional Video– Handout– Bookmark– Poster– Workshop

ENGLISH

• Brainstorm as many ideas as you can for 3 minutes

• Capture your ideas on the “Evolving Model” worksheet

YOUR TURN: INDIVIDUAL

• Share your ideas as a small group for 10 minutes

• Capture new ideas on your “Evolving Model” worksheet

YOUR TURN:SMALL GROUP

• Share your ideas as a whole group for 15 minutes

• Capture new ideas on your “Evolving Model” worksheet

YOUR TURN: WHOLE GROUP

• Scholar-Citizen Initiativehttp://www.radford.edu/content/scholar-citizen/home.html

• Richard Bay, Art Education rjbay@radford.edu

• Courtney Ross, Peace Studiescross7@radford.edu

• Laura Vernon, Englishlvernon@radford.edu

• Erin Webster-Garrett, SCI Directorewebster2@radford.edu

THANK YOU!