What is community-engaged research (CEnR)? This seems like an important question to consider as we are thinking about developing a course about it. VCU has a definition that was developed by the Council for Community Engagement. Check out the video created by Amy Calhoun during her internship with us. Thanks Amy! We had a…
I like puzzles. I do. I enjoy the challenge of examining each piece, determining how it relates to the others – all the while having the “big picture” in mind. It requires intense concentration, an eye for detail, strategy and – above all – patience. The end result of every puzzle is the same: all…
I have been talking with people about the course every chance I get. The conversation goes something like this, “We are developing a connected learning course on community-engaged research (CEnR). It is going to be great. We’d love for you to get involved. I can even send you the second draft of the first page…
Will it blend? That is the question asked by man in a white coat and protective goggles standing in front of a Blendtec blender. He asks this question of the items one might usually hope to blend — ingredients for a healthy green drink, even coffee beans. But he also puts in an iPhone, a Frozen…
Research can seem so big — how to ask good questions, how to answer them, how to know if the answer you found is to the question you asked. That quote by Zora Neale Hurston struck me. I think I saw it on a colleague’s power point presentation for a class (maybe even Nicki Lee…