UConn Research Lecture: UConn Waterbury Campus, Room #333 This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. Call 203-236-9924 or email osher@uconn.edu to register.
Education at all levels of learning is more effective when learners are challenged to gain skills through meaningful practice. Today, the language for promoting meaningful, hands-on learning has shifted to include partnerships with community agencies/resources; at UConn, we do this through the Service Learning mechanism which is based on the premise that a community need is an opportunity for student learning in addition to classroom-based academic pursuits. This is particularly true in the field of human services, as students placed in community agencies gain a feet-on-the-street appreciation for the challenges and rewards of serving individuals and families in need.
Dr. Beth Russell will present her experiences promoting students' professional development through service learning, including the challenges of balancing field experiences with intervention science in the classroom. Beth holds a BA in Comparative Literature and the Medical Sciences from Hampshire College (Amherst, MA) and a PhD in Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS) from UConn. She joined UConn Waterbury HDFS faculty in 2011 and, in 2012, was awarded a UConn Service Learning Faculty Fellowship. To learn more about Dr. Russell or her research, go to http://familystudies.uconn.edu/contact/faculty/Russell.html
For more information, contact: OLLI @ UConn at 203-236-9924 / 9925