Community-Engaged Learning Certificate

Program Description

We all want to make a difference in the world, and there are countless ways to effect positive change in communities.

No matter the context, successful change agents must know how to collaborate with diverse communities, design and facilitate effective programs, build mutually beneficial partnerships, and critically reflect on their work and its impact. Through these five self-paced courses, you will build these skills, maximizing your learning and your ability to lead others to make a positive difference in the world through community-engaged learning.

You will also find best practices, downloadable tools, and sample activities that you can start applying today, whether you’re volunteering in your local community, teaching a service-learning course, participating in community-based research, or engaging with communities internationally.

Key Takeaways

  • Explore the value of community-engaged learning (CEL) and apply CEL tools and activities
  • Enhance self-awareness through CEL
  • Cultivate and enact skills in cultural humility in interpersonal relationships, with team members, and in diverse community contexts
  • Develop an asset-based mindset and support reciprocal and sustainable community partnerships
  • Develop a foundation in critical reflection to enhance deeper learning
  • Cultivate your own leadership skills and knowledge and foster leadership skills in others to maximize your collective impact on the world

What You'll Earn

  • Recognition of Achievement in Community-Engaged Learning from Cornell University’s Einhorn Center for Community Engagement
  • 40 Professional Development Hours (4 CEUs)

Who Should Enroll

  • Educators who want to involve students in community-engaged learning
  • Community-engagement program facilitators
  • Community-based researchers
  • Community leaders and members of community-based organizations
  • Corporate responsibility leaders
  • People interested in engaging in community change
  • Anyone who wants to maximize their efforts to create positive change in the world