High-Impact Practices
Service Learning, Community-Based Learning
The idea is to give students direct experience with issues they are studying in the curriculum and with ongoing efforts to analyze and solve problems in the community. A key element in these programs is the opportunity students have to both apply what they are learning in real-world settings and reflect in a classroom setting on their service experiences. These programs model the idea that giving something back to the community is an important college outcome, and that working with community partners is good preparation for citizenship, work, and life. Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with course content and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach social and civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
*Modified from AACU High-Impact Educational Practices handout & Kuh (2008) High-impact educational practices
High-Impact Practices In Action
The Impact of Service Learning on Intercultural Competence
A study by Jacquelyn D. Wiersma-Mosley, Ph.D.
Short Takes Holiday Hospitality
Fayetteville’s annual Lights of the Ozarks has become a beloved family holiday tradition. Some of the event’s favorite festivities are the work of students from the University of Arkansas. For nearly a decade, Hospitality Innovation students have organized the Lighting Night parade and other details in a partnership with the Fayetteville Visitors Bureau and Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission.
High Impact Practice- Community Based Learning by Lynn Meade
This is to show how I incorporate Community Engagement into my Public Speaking Class. I have students go to the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market, Artventures, and Experience Fayetteville to learn about community engagement and the agora.
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Using a University of Arkansas community engagement and mentoring platform.
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