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Pan-Canadian CSL Symposium

Pan-Canadian CSL Symposium. Keynote By Rhonda Lenton Associate VP Academic York University October 9 th , 2009. How we present ourselves. Images from community service-learning program websites across Canada. University of Toronto Centre for Community Partnerships.

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Pan-Canadian CSL Symposium

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  1. Pan-Canadian CSL Symposium Keynote By Rhonda Lenton Associate VP Academic York University October 9th, 2009

  2. How we present ourselves • Images from community service-learning program websites across Canada

  3. University of Toronto Centre for Community Partnerships

  4. University of Toronto – Service Projects in the Community

  5. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - PICOM

  6. UBC Learning Exchange

  7. York University Community Engagement Centre

  8. Queen’s University

  9. University of Saskatchewan

  10. Wilfrid Laurier University

  11. Simon Fraser University

  12. Driving and Restraining ForcesSenior academic administrators • Target group - Senior academic administration • Driving forces - 1) accountability framework (KM, UUDLEs); 2) expanding role to contribute to the public good; 3) student satisfaction surveys eg., NSSE; 4) reputational issues; 5) dependence on strategic partnerships • Restraining forces - 1) competing priorities such as research intensification; 2) threat of tiering and corporatization – being seen as an “undergraduate teaching university” rather than a “research university;” 3) lack of resources

  13. Driving ForcesFaculty Members • Target group- Faculty members • Driving forces - 1)core values and overarching principles of teaching and learning: -a culture that values teaching and learning -a commitment to reflective and evolving approaches to T and L -integration of theory and practice -attention to the development of transferable critical thinking skills in recognition of the evolutionary nature of subject knowledge -the promotion of individualized, self-directed learning -social experience with a social conscience -fostering inclusivity

  14. Restraining Forces Faculty Members 1)Lack of recognition for exemplary teaching, T and P procedures that fail to adequately reward teaching 2)Lack of opportunity to talk about teaching 3)Inadequate support including education, mentors, workshops, and resources 4) aging workforce (elimination of mandatory retirement) 5) challenges supporting a large PT faculty

  15. Funding Opportunities • Fund raising eg., York U – TD CEC • Foundation grants eg., State Farm • Operating and/or strategic funds Eg., Osgoode CLASP, Parkdale, and Mediation Clinic • Charging Fees – Ancillary fees

  16. Q and A • In short, there is tremendous potential and on a national level, the Canadian universities might think of forming a consortium of engaged universities • Q and A

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