CBL 211 - Community-Based Learning Teaching Assistant Seminar

Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1

Students will take this seminar while they are serving as CBL Teaching Assistants within a CBL-designated course to offer faculty critical support for coordinating student community engagement experiences and quality service. Taken during the semester when they are serving as TAs, this course provides TAs with support, instruction, and professional development. This course will help TAs prepare to lead discussions, support students in bridging understanding between course materials and community engagement, communicate best practices when working with community members, provide follow-up assistance for students regarding community-engagement responsibilities and tasks, and assist professors in creating reflection activities and assignments. This course provides students a unique opportunity to develop professionally, engage more deeply with the community, and collaborate closely with a faculty member. Students will be provided with a certification of completion after they successfully fulfill all the course requirements.