University of New Mexico - Valencia Campus
Teaching & Learning Center
Service Learning
The Big Dummy’s Guide to Service-learning. Service-learning is one contextual approach to adult learning. Adults learn best when they are actively engaged, when they learn by doing. http://www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/bigdummy.html The Appalachian Studies Association's mission is to encourage study, advance scholarship, disseminate information, and enhance communication between Appalachian peoples, their communities, governmental organizations, and educational institutions.
http://www.appalachianstudies.org/syllabi/d-5.html
The Western Region Campus Compact Consortium is a four-state coalition of college and university Presidents and Chancellors that seeks to increase campus-wide participation in community and public service, and to integrate service-learning as a valued component of higher education. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~wrccc/
The National Service-Learning Exchange supports high quality service-learning programs in schools, colleges and universities, and community organizations. http://www.nslexchange.org/
Service-learning means a method under which students or participants learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that: is conducted in and meets the needs of a community and is coordinated with an elementary school, secondary school, institution of higher education, [and] or community service program, and with the community
http://www.compact.org/faculty/definitions.html
Principles of Good Practice in Combining Service and Learning http://www.compact.org/faculty/principles.html
The purpose of these work pages is to help you clarify your goals and keep track of project details. You will need to figure out specifics on your own. The work pages are divided into four key areas. http://www.nwrel.org/ruraled/learnserve/resources/SL_Toolbox.pdf
In service learning, we look to develop processes that allow the people doing service to bend the metaphorical light of their experiences back onto their minds -- to make careful considerations about what their experience were all about: what did they see, who did they meet, why is there a need for such services in the first place, etc. The act of reflection, therefore, becomes crucial to their education. It serves as the bridge between experiences and learning. http://www.uvm.edu/~dewey/reflection_manual/understanding.html
In order to be most effective facilitators should be purposeful in planning the reflection component of the service experience. The following factors should be considered... http://www.uvm.edu/~dewey/reflection_manual/starting.html
In the service-learning process, the role of the reflection leader and reflection in general are of primary importance. In fact, three main distinguishing characteristics of service-learning are that it... http://www.ncsu.edu/fctl/Initiatives/Service-Learning/reflection/reflectionsession/index.html
Service-learning is a powerful teaching method that allows students to reflect upon why such conditions exist and what their democratic responsibilities are in addressing them. A study by the Higher Education Research Institute comparing service participants with non-participants showed that participation in community service positively influenced every one of the 35 measured student outcomes, which fell into broad categories of academic development, civic values, and life skills http://www.compact.org/faculty/specialreport.html
Interest in service-learning has increased rapidly in the past decade as have the articles, books, reports, websites devoted to this pedagogy. One of the most frequent requests that Campus Compact receives is for the newest, best resources on service-learning.
http://www.compact.org/faculty/SL-brochure.pdf
As the title suggests, this site offers 101 ideas for integrating service learning into different disciplines of study.
http://www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/ideas.html
COPC is a program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that is designed to help Universities, in partnership with community organizations, bring their resources to bear to solve problems in areas in need within their communities. http://www.uis.edu/copc/index.htm
The purpose of this site is to provide guidance to educators on using structured reflection to enhance the learning from service experiences.http://www.compact.org/disciplines/reflection/
The Center For Service Learning at Denison serves as a connection for students, faculty and community based organizations that are interested in Service-Learning partnerships and reciprocal learning opportunities.
http://www.denison.edu/service-learning/refideas.html
Work pages and checklists to help you get started and to keep you going. http://www.nwrel.org/ruraled/learnserve/resources/SL_Toolbox.pdf
Find a volunteer opportunity for whatever you like doing or post a volunteer opportunity that you need people for.http://www.volunteermatch.org/