On 17 November we are h osting a lunch session for everyone interested in CSL at VU: "CSL pre sents: A Broader Mind in Practice - Interdisciplinary Community Servi ce Learning."
Interdisciplinary CSL asks something fundamental ly different of both educators and students. The challenge does not s tart in the curriculum. It starts in society. A neighbourhood identif ies a need, a district signals a challenge, and the university respon ds by bringing together students from different disciplines to work o n that question together.
A well-designed CSL course is more th an a collaborative assignment. It is a transformative learning experi ence. When students work on real, complex societal challenges, they e ncounter perspectives and situations that challenge their existing as sumptions. That confrontation, the moment when taken-for-granted know ledge or identity is called into question, is not a side effect of CS L. It is the point. CSL activities are designed to create that kind o f meaningful dissonance, so that students do not just apply knowledge but also learn who they are in relation to society.
During thi s session we use iCSL as a central example to make this concrete. We look at how interdisciplinary collaboration works in practice: how st udent teams are formed, how partners are involved, and what this mean s for course design. We also reflect on the conditions that make this approach feasible, and the questions it raises for educators who wan t to explore it in their own context.
Speakers will be announce d shortly.
This page will be updated in the coming weeks with m ore information about the speakers, location, and content.
DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary CSL asks something fundamentally differ ent of both educators and students. The challenge does not start in t he curriculum. It starts in society. A neighbourhood identifies a nee d, a district signals a challenge, and the university responds by bri nging together students from different disciplines to work on that qu estion together. A well-designed CSL course is more than a collaborat ive assignment. It is a transformative learning experience. When stud ents work on real, complex societal challenges, they encounter perspe ctives and situations that challenge their existing assumptions. That confrontation, the moment when taken-for-granted knowledge or identi ty is called into question, is not a side effect of CSL. It is the po int. CSL activities are designed to create that kind of meaningful di ssonance, so that students do not just apply knowledge but also learn who they are in relation to society. During this session we use iCSL as a central example to make this concrete. We look at how interdisc iplinary collaboration works in practice: how student teams are forme d, how partners are involved, and what this means for course design. We also reflect on the conditions that make this approach feasible, a nd the questions it raises for educators who want to explore it in th eir own context. Speakers will be announced shortly. This page will b e updated in the coming weeks with more information about the speaker s, location, and content. On 17 November we are hosting a lunch sessi on for everyone interested in CSL at VU: "CSL presents: A Broader Min d in Practice - Interdisciplinary Community Service Learning." END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR