This document discusses the importance of civic engagement and active-learning techniques to foster reflection and meaningful conversation. It emphasizes involvement and community collaboration as powerful tools for initiating change, while providing various reflective activities and quotes to facilitate engagement. The core message is centered around the idea that shared concerns among community members can lead to significant transformation.

1. Engage: Preparing and Practicing
Active-Learning Techniques to
Enhance Reflection
Anisa Fornoff, PharmD.
Mandi McReynolds, M.S.
Drake University

2. What one word would you use to describe Civic
Engagement?
One Word on the Board

3. Please take time to write a 6 word statement about
being a facilitator of reflection through active-
learning.
Core Message

4. “Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may
remember; involve me and I'll understand.”
Chinese Proverb

5. Draw a mental map on What is Good Reflection
Mental Map

7. Turning to One Another
Wheatley
The simplicity of human conversation.
To advocate human conversation as a means to restore
hope to the future is as simple as I can get. But I’ve seen
that there is no more powerful way to initiate
significant change than to convene a conversation.
When a community of people discovers that they share
a concern, change begins. There is no power equal to a
community discovering what it cares about.

8. Junebug
Tell us what makes you passionate about the field
you are in.
Actively listen and think about what visuals come to
mind or what resonates with you as others are
speaking

9. 1st Spinner: Quote Number
2nd Spinner: Example of True / Example of False
3rd Spinner: Groups
Spinner Activity

10. ① I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone
across the waters to create many ripples (Mother
Theresa)
② We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all civil and
political rights belong to the citizens of the United States
be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever. (Susan B.
Anthony)
③ You cannot change what you refuse to confront
④ All oppression creates a state of war (Simone de
Beauvoir)
Quotes

11. Doing things and thinking about
what they are doing through
writing, discussing, and being
engaged in problem solving.
Bonwell and Eison (1991)

12. Each day of service and/or travel, have students
prepare one of the following items that exemplifies
their day:
Word
Sound
Smell
Quote
Picture
Daily Reflection

13. True / False
Theory
Agree / Disagree
Ranking
Paddles

14. Hashing it Out
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Definition Examples
Non
Examples Characteristics

15. Popsicle Stick
Swat!
Deck of Cards
Concentric Circles
Beach Ball
Half N’ Half
Card Storming
1 Minute Paper
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Muddiest Point (Most Trivial, Critical, Surprising, Amusing,
Unusual
Find my match
Starburst (Like Color, Number, Different Color)
Reflective Observation Notes in Pairs
Other Odd N’ Ends

16. 3-2-1
Final Personal Reflections

17. Questions