Start Date
20-3-2016 1:00 PM
End Date
20-3-2016 5:00 PM
Description
This activity is designed to facilitate an active learning session on service learning program development and assessment in academic libraries. The activity will involve building out an assessment rubric based on Furco's Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Service-Learning in Higher Education.
The session will begin with a brief introduction to the components of a service learning program and the rubric. Then, in small groups, the participants will have an opportunity to create a draft for one dimension of a proposed rubric for academic libraries. Following this learning activity, participants will be invited to discuss the pros and cons of this approach.
Short bio of the presenter(s)
Katherine Kott is an organization development consultant to academic libraries and other cultural heritage organizations, with a practice built upon decades of experience as a librarian. Kott holds an MS in Library Science from Wayne State University and an MA and PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University.
While at Fielding, she was awarded a service learning fellowship to work with Orion House, a residential treatment center for youth, on an assessment framework for residential care. Her interest in service learning in academic libraries is based on a commitment to community service and an interest in promoting library participation in creating a culture of community engagement in colleges and universities.
Service Learning Program Development and Assessment in Academic Libraries
This activity is designed to facilitate an active learning session on service learning program development and assessment in academic libraries. The activity will involve building out an assessment rubric based on Furco's Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Service-Learning in Higher Education.
The session will begin with a brief introduction to the components of a service learning program and the rubric. Then, in small groups, the participants will have an opportunity to create a draft for one dimension of a proposed rubric for academic libraries. Following this learning activity, participants will be invited to discuss the pros and cons of this approach.
