Curriculum & Site Development
Curriculum Development
The Executive Director, Leonardo
Vargas-Mendez (ljv1@cornell.edu), is able to assist you on an array of curriculum concerns and issues you will
face when developing a service learning course.
Assistance includes:
- providing service-learning course models
- discussing standards of a service-learning course
- assisting with assessment and evaluation tools
- advising and providing bibliographical resources on service-learning issues
- informing faculty of funding opportunities for service-learning course development
- providing links to national, regional and local resources (training, conferences,
electronic, speakers, etc.)
Site Development
The Center's Community Placement Program has an ongoing relationship with over
150 community agencies in Tompkins County. A meeting with our Executive Director
may help you to find sites appropriate
to your course needs.
Assistance includes:
- help in developing a list of community agencies serving populations and attending
issues appropriate to course subject
- providing contacts with selected community agencies
- assisting with development of the learning contract between faculty and the community
agency
- helps to develop monitoring and risk management procedures
- informing faculty of the array of community service opportunities available for
students off campus
