FACULTY: CEL teaching support services

CCP staff can assist you with CEL course design, informed by their experiences in the field, recent scholarship and existing best practices.

Please contact Shannon Black at shan.black@utoronto.ca to book a one-on-one consultation.

We offer an orientation presentation from the CCP's Academic Initiatives team for your CEL students. This presentation covers the key principles of community-engaged learning, standards of professionalism and confidentiality for students engaging in CEL, considerations for health and safety, and an overview of the paperwork required of students. We can customize the orientation to address topics relevant to your course.

To request an orientation for your course, please contact Rebs Lee at rebeccav.lee@utoronto.ca.

We offer a student handbook for engaging in CEL courses.

This handbook covers:

• information about CEL as a pedagogy and practice
• an overview of reflection as it pertains to CEL
• roles and responsibilities of students, instructors, community partners and the CCP
• tips for engaging with community partners
• information on policies and procedures

We offer modest funding to support faculty members who are teaching CEL courses. The purpose of the Community Partner Engagement Fund is to strengthen community partner engagement, deepen existing relationships with community partners and recognize community partners for their investment in student learning. Faculty members teaching CEL courses may apply for up to $250.

Eligible expenses include honoraria for community partner guest lectures, expenses for events and activities that bring together community partners and students, and community partners’ transportation costs.

Please see the application form for more information on eligibility or email Rebs Lee at rebeccav.lee@utoronto.ca.