Experiencing Collaborative Learning
Implementing SFU’s 2010-2013 Academic Vision
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Why Honeycomb?
Honeycomb is among nature’s most collaborative enterprises, constructed by thousands of bees that each secrete simple flakes of wax and together form them into a highly complicated and robust structure. It is the venue upon which bees exchange information, communicating their experiences inside and outside the hive, creating awareness of their own community and the external environment.
Honeycomb embodies the ideas of collaboration, experience and learning that characterize the project.
Vision: To inspire interdisciplinary, community based & experiential learning at SFU
Intentions of the SFU Honeycomb Project
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To inspire faculty learning and innovation related to interdisciplinary, community based & experiential learning
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To create more engaging curriculum for SFU that integrates the concepts of community, experience, sustainability, reflection and action
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To introduce and reinforce these concepts throughout students' educational experiences at SFU
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To empower students with the tools they can take into future leadership roles in their own communities
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To engage with communities at various levels – campus, city, region, province, national and international
Context and Structure
SFU’s 2010-2013 Academic Plan encourages student learning that expands the traditional classroom into local, national, and international communities. It focuses on experiential learning that develops skills in group work, analysis, and communication, is relevant to the broader community, engages with the public, and integrates teaching and research with real world issues.
Faculty Retreat and Learning Intensive Interdisciplinary Learning and Collaboration. April 25-26, 2012
When and Where: Evening Dinner in Vancouver Tuesday April 24, 2012 followed by a 2 day overnight retreat on April 25-26, 2012 at Brew Creek Lodge – South of Whistler.
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Who: 2-3 SFU Faculty members from each of the 8 Faculties plus 2 staff from the SFU Centre for Teaching and Learning, for a total of 20 participants.
Application Process: Interested faculty members will outline a new or existing course for which they would like to develop interdisciplinary curriculum. Our focus this year will be on how faculty from diverse academic and community environments can collaborate to co-teach a course or program that engages students through experiential and/or community based learning. Faculty are welcome to apply as individuals, but we encourage small-group applications that include up to four faculty members from different Departments and Faculties who wish to propose a course/program together.
The Honeycomb Project Team: This Project is led and facilitated by Janet Moore (Assistant Professor, SFU Centre for Dialogue) and Mark Winston (Academic Director and Fellow, SFU Centre for Dialogue).
Outcomes: This 2 day retreat will enable 20 faculty members to integrate interdisciplinary and collaborative learning into one or more of their courses.
How to Apply: Interested faculty members will outline a new or existing course for which they would like to develop curriculum that engages students through experiential and/or community based learning. We are open to teams applying who are planning interdisciplinary programs or cohort programs.
Please submit an application form by Friday, March 2, 2012 to ugsid@sfu.ca. You will be notified of your acceptance by Monday, March 12, 2012.
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Funding: The program cost is $350 per faculty member, all-inclusive. We have approached all SFU Deans to encourage their support, and most participants in 2011 were successful in obtaining full funding. We suggest you approach your Dean for support if accepted into Honeycomb 2012. Your Professional Development funds also can be used.
Report and Feedback
For more detail and description of last year's program, we invite you to download and read the 2011 report here. If you are interested in reading feedback from past participants, please click here.
Contact Information
Janet Moore
Assistant Professor, SFU Centre for Dialogue
University Teaching Fellow, SFU Faculty of Environment
778.782.7884
jlmoore@sfu.ca
Mark L. Winston, FRSC
Academic Director and Fellow, Centre for Dialogue
778.782.7894
winston@sfu.ca