Community Engaged Teaching

Community Engaged Teaching

“Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” — The Carnegie Foundation

Faculty

Pictures from PAECES award ceremony

Community-engaged teaching is a pedagogy that enables and encourages faculty members to develop innovative, meaningful learning experiences for students while creating real community solutions in collaboration with a community partner.

Community Partners

Large gathering of people infront of university building.

Community partnership is a key component of community-engaged teaching. Community partners identify needs and serve as the link between the community and faculty and students.

Students

UConn student looking at the monitor of a robot on wheels

Community-engaged teaching provides students with rich opportunities for personal, intellectual, and social growth and development.