Are you applying for the Experiential Learning in Academic Programming (ELAP) grant? Interested in developing a community-engaged course? Need help augmenting your classes?

Attend an Office of Community Engagement workshop to learn how you can apply the Community-Engaged Education Toolkit to your teaching. This workshop will be especially helpful for those considering applying for an ELAP grant (more information below). Staff and faculty can sign up for a workshop taking place on the following dates:

• Thursday March 22nd @ 12-2pm in 103B Hamilton Hall
• Friday March 23 @12-2pm in 103B Hamilton Hall

Please click here to register for one of the two workshops.

Our registration survey will also ask you a few short questions so we can best craft the workshops to the interests of participants. If you are unable to make either of these dates, but interested in joining a future workshop or meeting to learn about the toolkit, please email community@mcmaster.ca to let us know.

Workshop Details: The workshop will introduce you to the contents of the toolkit as well as connect you with any additional resources and people available to assist you through the process of implementing community engagement into your course.

Context: Toolkit & $5000 Experiential Learning Grant

Community-Engaged Education Toolkit: The Office of Community Engagement has created a toolkit designed to contribute to the teaching and learning at McMaster University by supporting and building capacity for community-engaged education; a type of experiential education that benefits both the community and the students. The toolkit aims to provide the necessary principles, tools, and examples that can be used by staff and faculty such as yourself who are preparing students for community-engaged educational settings.

Experiential Learning in Academic Programming (ELAP) grant: Led by the Office of Community Engagement and the MacPherson Institute, the ELAP grant will provide successful applicants with up to $5000 to build experiential learning components into course and program offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. For more information on the grant, read this article from the Daily News or click here to download the grant application form.