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Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning.
Current service-learning courses offered at Towson University:
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Document & Web Editing Projects, ENGL416 Editing, Nov. 9-Dec. 9, 2009
David Dayton
Students in ENGL416 Editing have the option of completing a service learning assignment in November as a capstone project demonstrating key knowledge and skills taught in the course. If you have documents that could benefit from copyediting plus a substantive review of purpose, audience, organization, style, and formatting, please contact Prof. David Dayton at ddayton@towson.edu.
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Towson Metropolitan Ethnography Project, ANTH 370, Life in the City, ongoing
Matthew Durington
Since the fall of 2006 I have been engaged in a research project utilizing ethnographic methods and media to explore a variety of socioeconomic issues in the Baltimore metropolitan region. The primary fieldsite for this research is the South Baltimore community of Sharp Leadenhall but involves a number of communities as well. Students have been working with community members collaboratively to create an audio/video historical archive for the past three years assisted by Faculty Development and Teaching Innovation Grants at Towson University.
Working with community members, student and faculty collaborators the project is continually expanding and has resulted in a conference on housing in 2008 (www.towson.edu/metro), a co-authored publication with Towson University students (http://muj.uc.iupui.edu/abstracts/v20_n1.htm) and ongoing research (www.tmeproject.ning.com).
I have a number of grants in submission with faculty collaborators at Towson University and my students volunteer regularly in the community including the running of a concession stand for the Sharp Leadenhall Planning Committee during Baltimore Ravens home games.
A recent expansion of the project involves a community photography project funded by a Pepsi Grant at Towson University; and the OBAltimore project exploring reactions and racial identity to the election of President Obama.
We are continually looking for new communities to conduct research with.
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Environmental Education and Service Learning in the Tropics, Costa Rica , BIOL 382/582 Environmental Education and Service Learning in the Tropics , January 5 - 17, 2010
Study in Central America in January 2010 with TU Professor Sarah Haines. This program provides a unique opportunity for students to use nationally recognized environmental education materials from Project Learning Tree (a division of the American Forest Foundation) in a tropical setting. Students will use Project Learning Tree materials to apply ecological concepts to environmental education and the use and management of natural resources in Costa Rica. Students will work side-by-side with local community members to complete environmental action projects. Through hands on experience, participants will develop an awareness and appreciation for the local culture and environment.
The program is based at the Selva Verde Lodge and Rainforest Reserve - a haven for nature enthusiasts, hikers, birders and general travelers. Committed to conservation and preservation, Selva Verde carries and supports the Certification for Sustainable Tourism.
Program highlights include a whitewater rafting excursion on the Sarpiqui River, a tour of InBio Parque nature theme park, birdwatching walks at Selva Verde Lodge, a hike into the Selva Verde Reserve guided by a local wildlife expert, a visit to the Arenal Volcano, and a Tracoles River Safari.
Housing: Participants will stay at lodges and hotels with students sharing rooms with one or more classmates. Accommodations include the Selva Verde Lodge located in the heart of the rainforest, the Savegre Lodge, and the Rancho Casa Grande.
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Applied Visual Anthropology in Botswana, ANTH 382 Visual Anthropology, 2003 ongoing
Matthew Durington
In 2003 I initiated a multimedia applied anthropology project focusing on land rights and a number of other socieconomic issues with indigenous communities in Botswana. This research has resulted in one publication (see link attached to this project) and continues to evolve with collaborators at the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa and Athabasca University in Canada.
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Suburban Moral Panic: Teenagers, Heroin and Media, ANTH 325 Moral Panics, 1998 ongoing
Matthew Durington
My doctoral research focused on the processes of a moral panic surrounding the deaths of multiple teenagers from heroin use in the suburb of Plano, Texas in the late 1990s into the 21st century. This research has resulted in a book contract and one article (see link attached to this project). I continue to develop ethnographic research models for the analysis of street level drug use and larger societal reactions to these phenomena.
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Record Store, ANTH 382 Visual Anthropology, 2001-2003
Matthew Durington
My first ethnographic video entitled 'Record Store' analyzes the various subcultures of an independent record store in the throes of the digital revolution. The video has been shown in over 7 countries and has been featured in both the American Anthropological Association Film Festival and the Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival. It was released in 2008 and is in distribution with Berkeley Media.
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Editing as Social Service, PRWR617, Editing, Spring 09
Marlana Portolano
This is a graduate-level course in editing for students in the Master's in Professional Writing Program. Students will engage in all stages of real-world editing projects for a variety of nonprofit organizations. The course requires reflection on professional ethics and editing as an important service to both client and audience.
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