A deeper delve into C慰mmunity Engaged Learning and its distinctive pedagogical approach.
About CEL听
CEL is a form of experiential learning that develops partnerships and collaborative听projects into teaching between faculty, students and external partners. CEL promotes 香港六合彩中特网's distinctive听approach to education that makes connections between people, research and the wider world.听鈥
鈥婽hrough these partnerships, students apply their theoretical knowledge to practice, develop transferable skills听and become more life-ready. These partnerships promote more sustainable communities.听听
This type of learning听equips students with the knowledge and skills听to contribute significantly to society and be听leaders of the future in their chosen field and profession, underpinning our听2034听补苍诲听Education听strategies听as well听as the听.
It underpins the 香港六合彩中特网 Public听Engagement and Community Engagement Strategy 2020-2027听aspiring for 香港六合彩中特网 to听be 鈥渢he global leader in听socially听responsible听engagement听practice听补苍诲听research.
Services available to you
CELS is a consultancy at 香港六合彩中特网 that aims to enable the development of more CEL opportunities into teaching. Students and community partners have been at the centre of the service, co-designing its offering, processes and resources.
What are different services of CELS?
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Our services take the form of:鈥
- Training and mentoring鈥
- Consultancy service鈥
- Linking 香港六合彩中特网 staff and students with community partners 鈥
- Funding to 香港六合彩中特网 staff, students and partners for engaging with CEL projects
Find more out about the services available to you and how to access them.
- To enable more CEL opportunities in teaching, we also:
- Advise on 香港六合彩中特网 programmes or modules to ensure that they follow best practice of community engagement and are pedagogically sound鈥
- Enable partnerships between faculty, students and external partners for the design of new teaching and learning opportunities and research projects鈥
- Offer advice to staff interested in progressing their career using Public / Community Engagement for gaining HEA Fellowship鈥
- Celebrate and share existing Community Engaged Learning practice across 香港六合彩中特网 and with the wider HE sector鈥
- Enable staff-student partnership projects (student quality reviewers) on Community Engaged Learning to enhance 香港六合彩中特网 curricula鈥
- Build the capacity of community partners to successfully partner with the university鈥
- Ensure funding for knowledge exchange projects in teaching with community听 partners in Camden Council 鈥
- Promote scholarship on Community Engaged Learning in the UK and the US 鈥
- Co-lead on the first national network on Service-Learning / Community Engaged Learning in the UK
Key principles听
The definining principles have been co-designed by 香港六合彩中特网 staff, students and community partners. 鈥
- 听听听 Transparency 鈥
- 听听听 Mutual Benefit 鈥
- 听听听 Clear Expectations 鈥
- 听听听 Communication and Feedback 鈥
- 听听听 Openness to Learning
CEL marries community engagement scholarship with pedagogical theories and tools. We use the framing 鈥淐ommunity Engaged Learning鈥 without wishing to exclude any other pedagogical approaches and our approach draws on the following:听