Community-Engaged Learning Resources

Professional Development

Community Partner Speed Dating Sample Materials 

  • Model materials to set up and run an event for community partners and faculty to get acquianted. (Courtesy of Alyssa Melby, St. Olaf College)

Course Design and Assessment for CEL green checkmark

  • Workshop offering some best practices in CEL course planning. Two 1-hour videos plus slide deck. (Presented by Jane Turk, formerly of Campus Compact IA-MN)

Critical Perspectives in CEL green checkmark

  • Three-part self-guided workshop via Google Classroom presenting overview, case study, and application of critical, ethical, and social change-oriented approach to CEL. Includes exercises. (Prepared by Alyssa Melby and Rehanna Khesghi of St. Olaf College)

Developing Student Assessment for CEL green checkmark

  • Three-part self-guided workshop via Google Classroom introducing practical approaches to integrating and assessing effective student reflection in CEL course. (Prepared by Alyssa Melby of St. Olaf College)

Engaged Faculty Institute Online (Campus Compact)  green checkmark

  • Comprehensive online training in five modules offering substantive intro to many key tenets of effective CEL practice, including course planning, learning outcomes, community partnership, and assessment. This extensive resource is provided by Campus Compact.

Engaged Scholarship Practice and Possibilities

  • Slide deck from January 2022 campus conversation addressing brief intro to engaged scholarship. Scant information in slides but could spark conversations for follow-up.

Ethical Community Engagement Modules. green checkmark

  • Three ready-to-use training modules designed to create "reflection opportunities that will support more ethical community-engaged learning experiences, locally and globally." Excellent for preparing students for CEL work but can also be used in study away contexts. Developed with NEH support at St. Olaf.

Intro to Best Practices in CEL

  • Slide deck from February 2022 Teachers Talking conversation; offers advice from experienced practitioners on several aspects conducting CEL work.

Strategizing CEL Support at Gustavus

  • Slide deck and supplemental materials from 2021 Camp Kendall workshop. Covers CEL definitions, overview of critical approaches to CEL, and brainstorming of appropriate support needed for faculty CEL work. 

Stronger Community Partnerships

  • Overview of study exploring best practices for establishing and maintaining community partnerships. Includes recommendations and sample community partner assessment survey.

Other CEL Resources

CEL-related Reports, 2020-2023

  • Annual CEL Faculty Associate reports; 2021 Faculty CEL Needs Review survey results; 2019 proposal to establish CEL support position

Community Partner Profiles 

  • Database of select current and past community partners, including partner faculty, project descriptions, and community partner needs and resources. Includes survey tool to continue expanding the data set.

CEL Professional Development Survey (2022)

  • Faculty survey of perceived needs for CEL support. 

CEL Faculty Survey (2020)

  • Data collected from survey and interviews with CEL faculty practioners regarding courses, community partners, publication, and other information. (Incomplete.)