Enhance Online Education with Community-Based Learning
Register today for the Fusion Course and Fusion Webinar Series to find the tools, resources, and best practices you need to deliver engaging, quality learning experiences whether you’re teaching in a remote, hybrid, or in-person setting.
FUSION WEBINAR SERIES
offered free for all
These webinars, offered with the generous support of the Davis Educational Foundation, are designed to provide added support to faculty integrating community engagement into existing curricula. Learn more >
Sessions
Equalizing Online Learning
Thursday, March 4
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern
This session will focus on strategies for addressing the challenges in a remote teaching environment, including equity and accessibility issues; effective approaches for building community in an online setting and communicating expectations and strategies for student success.
Re-Imagining Engagement and Partnerships During Virtual CEL
Friday, March 12
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern
This presentation will first focus on best practices of reciprocity, and the challenges and unexpected gifts of achieving that virtually. Next will be a presentation (and small group discussions) of the 4 Ps of engagement, technology and organizational tools, and reflection assignments that can facilitate successful virtual CEL.
Preparing Students for Remote Learning and Assessing/Evaluating Student Learning in an Online Setting
Wednesday, March 24
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern
The shift to remote learning this past year has highlighted challenges and opportunities for incorporating effective assessment and evaluation of student learning in an online setting. Additional challenges and opportunities emerge when community-engaged learning is at the center of your course. The goal of this session is to provide frameworks, examples, and resources for implementation in your own community-engaged online courses.
Flipping the Online Classroom
Thursday, April 8, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern
This session will focus on designing and implementing courses with high levels of student interaction, engagement, and community-based learning. We will introduce strategies and approaches for enhancing students’ skills in leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving through supportive learning communities, student-led activities, and student-directed learning.
NEW SESSION ADDED: FUSION COURSE
March 23 – April 1, 2021
$250 for members | $600 for non-members
Through this faculty development course, learn how to infuse community-based learning into online courses to give students hands-on, real-world experience that will strengthen learning, create connections to the larger community, and improve student retention rates.
Fusion programming is co-sponsored by Campus Compact and Maine Campus Compact and is funded with generous support to Maine Campus Compact by the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elizabeth Davis After Mr. Davis’ retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.
Questions? Contact Sally Slovenski, executive director of Maine Campus Compact at sally@mainecompact.org.