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Using Service-Learning to Intentionally Teach FYE Course Objectives:

Using Service-Learning to Intentionally Teach FYE Course Objectives:. Making the Link Obvious to Students. Presented by: Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski Community-Based and Experiential Learning Weber State University October 27, 2006. Workshop Topics.

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Using Service-Learning to Intentionally Teach FYE Course Objectives:

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  1. Using Service-Learning to Intentionally Teach FYE Course Objectives: Making the Link Obvious to Students Presented by: Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski Community-Based and Experiential Learning Weber State University October 27, 2006

  2. Workshop Topics • FYE topics and objectives addressed through service-learning projects • Reflection • Service-learning paper or oral presentation • Syllabus Construction

  3. What are some of the topics you cover in your FYE class that you think are addressed through the service-learning assignment?

  4. FYE Topics & S-L • Time management • Learning styles • Engagement with learning • Critical thinking • Effective writing & speaking • Major and career choices • Diversity • Individual values

  5. How can you link the service-learning project to the topic?

  6. REFLECTION

  7. Reflection • Journal entries • In-class reflection exercises • Demonstrations: • Critical thinking • “On the Fence, Off the Fence”

  8. Final Paper or Presentation • What? • So what? • Now what?

  9. Syllabus Construction: Tips • List course objectives and discuss (orally) which ones S-L is addressing. • Schedule a time for a discussion of S-L, what it is and why it is important. • Schedule a time for your community partner(s) to come to class.

  10. Syllabus Construction: Tips • Schedule 3 to 5 in-class reflection sessions throughout the semester. • Spread due dates for reflection journal entries across the semester. • Include the service-learning project logistics, requirements, and assignments on the syllabus.

  11. A Closer Look at Your Syllabus • Course Development Worksheet

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