1. Cultivating Community in the Classroom Supporting evidence and strategies to enhance student engagement Sarah Wongking

2. Education & Health Education = Health

3. Student Engagement “Finding ways and encouraging learners to enter into communities of practice, discourse & inquiry.. To become an insider in the culture of the classroom” Durant and Green (2000)

4. The Problem & Impact Disconnection between students & content Lack of structural support for faculty & training Community disengagement Lack of critical skills Poor long-term health

5. How do we know what will work? Liberation Education Dialogue Shared Learning Social Support Emotional Instrumental Informational Appraisal & Reciprocity

6. Trust Trust Engagement Relationships Emotional support Strategies Create & maintain safe space Transmission of ownership

7. Lived Experiences Lived experiences engagement Connect “other curriculum” Transference of skills Strategies Sharing & dialogue Identity & culture

8. Reflection Reflection Engagement Reevaluate assumptions Others’ perspectives Strategies Written or oral conversation Continuous

9. How do we integrate these 3 areas in a sustainable & impactful way?

10. Recommendations Support Faculty Engage faculty Learning communities Policies to mandate time & create space Discussions of engagement in public health Emphasize engagement Learning theories Courses on learning, engagement & education

11. With gratitude CE Advisors: Mary Beth Love, Mickey Eliason & Savita Malik Family Faculty mentors Student & faculty communities