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Blazer Buildin ’. Kelsey Coates. What is Service Learning?. Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
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Blazer Buildin’ Kelsey Coates
What is Service Learning? • Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. • http://www.servicelearning.org/what-service-learning
Benefits of Service Learning • Enriches student learning of course material and "brings books to life and life to books" • Provides substantial human resources to meet educational, human, safety, and environmental needs of local communities • Creates potential for additional partnerships and collaboration with the campus • http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/servicelearning/benefits.htm
What is Blazer Build? • Blazer Build is when athletes help build a home for people who are less fortunate on behalf of Valdosta State University
What I got out of Service Learning • Out of the Blazer Build I got the concept of helping others • I cut siding and put it up on the concrete for the outside walls • I also learned that I like doing things for those whoa re in need