Guest: Dr. Kate McConnell

There’s more to creating a community than bringing together individuals with a shared purpose or identity; the success of a community depends on the skills and values of those individuals who choose to build and sustain it. As educators, how can we model and teach the core abilities required to create successful communities? Learn how bringing principles of civic engagement to the classroom can positively impact student outcomes and help to instill the attitudes and dispositions that contribute to healthy communities.

This episode explores:

• The importance of human interaction and collaboration to build and sustain community
• Providing positive examples for students to build and sustain impactful communities
• Teaching tools and strategies to connect learning outcomes to civic-engagement skills
• Building respect and trust in collaboration to reach authentic consensus in higher ed