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Service-Learning Made Easy

Service-Learning Made Easy. Anthony Michaelides Kim Arredondo. What is Service-Learning?.

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Service-Learning Made Easy

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  1. Service-Learning Made Easy Anthony Michaelides Kim Arredondo

  2. 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

  3. What is Service-Learning (cont.) • Hands-on approach to teaching and learning • Connects the classroom to the needs of the community • Allows students to take control of their learning experience • Allows for structured reflection to integrate study and service

  4. Five “C’s” OF SERVICE-LEARNING • Course of study • Civic responsibility/Community need • Connects the course with the community need • Critical thinking/Reflection • Clarification of career-related information

  5. DEFINITIONS • Volunteer - An activity or service that involves spending time doing something that benefits someone else, the community or the environment. • Unpaid Internship – Directed, practical work experience in which students sharpen skills, gain experience and get a taste of a specific career area • Service-Learning – Hands-on experience with a connection to academics, and involves critical thinking through reflection

  6. What is Reflection • Reflection is the process of deriving meaning and knowledge from experience, and occurs before, during, and after a Service-Learning project. Effective reflection engages both teachers and students in a thought-provoking process that consciously connects learning with experience • REFLECTION FORMATS: • Journaling • Essay • Presentation • Project

  7. Benefits for Students • Stronger connection to coursework and community • Networking • Reinforces work-related skills: • Communication • Teamwork • Planning/organization • Etc. • Provides structure/deadlines • Student Development Transcript/Certificate of Completion • Career Exploration • Resume Builder

  8. Benefits for Faculty • - Better understanding of academics • We remember 10% of what we hear • 15% of what we see • 20% of what we hear and see • 60% of what we do • 80% of what is done actively with reflection (Service-Learning) • 90% of what we teach others • More engaged students (retention) • Alternative Assignment/Extra Credit Research conducted by Gary Phillips, reported in H.C. Silcox (1993) A How to Guide to Reflection: Adding Cognitive Learning to Community Service Programs. Philadelphia, PA: Brighton Press

  9. Process at COC • Faculty member signs up • We set up your own page • Agencies are selected • Hour requirement determined (10, 15, etc.) • Weight of the assignment (extra credit, requirement of course, etc.) • Reflection assignment determined

  10. EVENTS - Participation • Non-Profit Fair – Fall Semester • Non-Profit Luncheon – Spring Semester • Video • Reflection Workshop

  11. INTERESTED? QUESTIONS? • Contact our office at 362-3231 • Contact Kim at ext. 3729 • Contact Anthony at ext. 3253 • Thank You

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