In the LEAP Civic Engagement rubric, we find wording in the framing language as follows: (http://leap.aacu.org/toolkit/learning-outcomes-assessment/2010/value-rubrics-for-assessing-learning)
- The student creates and manages a service program that engages others (such as youth or members of a neighborhood) in learning about and taking action on an issue they care about…..
- …researches, organizes, and carries out a deliberative democracy forum on a particular issue, one that includes multiple perspectives on that issue and how best to make positive change through various courses of public action…
- … takes a leadership role in a complex campaign to bring about tangible changes in the public’s awareness or education on a particular issue…
- … integrates their academic work with community engagement, producing a tangible product … that has engaged community constituents and responded to community needs and assets through the process
BCC Service Learning and several BCC faculty have been exploring the process of “Asset Mapping” in collaboration with a local community agency as a way to launch a cross-disciplinary expansion of civic engagement in the curriculum.
Asset Mapping has been formalized by the Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwest University’s School of Education and Social Policy (http://www.abcdinsitute.org). Stay tuned for updates on this project at BCC. We see this as a powerful mechanism for engaging students, community, civic education, and learning.
