Introduction to Service Learning | Origin: ED121
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Creating Service Learning Opportunities for Students --> Introduction to Service Learning
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"Community service has been a part of American culture since the beginning of this country. Individuals of all ages come together to help each other and their community for the betterment of all. History has recorded many different examples of how community service activities helped to insure the survival and growth of local governments and their residents." This means that community service is a proven and necessary part of our culture.
This was a fabulous section. I was particularly interested in the portion regarding students learning advocacy. It's an area I've touched on in the past, but going in-depth on the topic and what kinds of advocacy students learn during service learning was enlightening. I'll probably create a lecture around it!
Knowing the student and the site will help you to determine if this is a good fit for both the student and the site at the same time.
I would like to think that my students have the ability to encorporate serrvice learning when they take the skills they learned in the classroom when they chose to work on their own and other's motorcycles.
i teach in vocational school , we do alot of hands on and actully encouage students to build pipe projects .
Service learning allows for a copacetic relationship between the student, the institution that they represent, and the larger community.
This course is affirming, enjoyable and informative.
I have included service learning programs in some of my English Composition I,(First Year Writing) courses as well as my Children's Literature courses. In both cases, the students not only learned how to apply the skills that were learning in class to working with students in elementary schools, but learned that giving is much greater than receiving.
As my students worked with the elementary students, their skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing were sharpened. They became more engaged in class discussions by being apply to more aptly apply theory to practice. Those students who were interested in careers in education were able to obtain some first hand knowledge as well as begin to network with professionals in their desired field.
I also serve as the Service Learning Liaison for faculty at my institution. In the past, we have done only direct service learning projects both on and off campus. I believe that the new information for me in this course regarding the different types of service learning will provide more opportunities for me to explore with faculty. The academic service, indirect service, and advocacy service will allow some faculty to become familiar with service learning in a less demanding fashion, and will allow more students to participate due to the limited time periods with these three types of service learning.
Continuous learning is always fun.
I really appreciated the list of benefits of service learning programs. It can help me explain to both the students and community partners the value of developing service learning projects to both groups. Our service learnign projects provide the students with a weekly assignment that allows them to complete a needs assessment and develop appropriate programming for the population they serve throughout the course of the semester.
I like the idea of having the students identify the needs in the community and coming up with their own projects. While it is good to give them examples and ideas, I think that it will give them more buy in and follow through if we let them develop the idea and let them see what is possible.
I like the idea that service learning can create empathy
There are many opportunities for service learning in the school and community. One is only limited by one's own imagination. As I was reading though the material, I reflected on a potential service that could be executed with my students if I have a cooking class next year. I know that some families might not have enough food in the community. We can take what we cook in class and take it to the families or we can have an afterschool service learning opprotunity where the kids cook a meal that will go to several different families. I think food is an easy potenail opprotunity that will garner a lot of enthusiams amonth the students and community.
I was not aware of the term service learning until now. Thank you.
Giving the students the opportunity to givr back is implemented in my program already. The types of community service have been broken doeen ans easy to define to the students. The knowledge they recieve is far more than any book can give them.
Service learning is a learning experience for students, and helpful to the community, also giving the student a sence of giving back.
Students get practical experience with service learning that help them and the community. We can set up specific programs as needed to assist in the community.
Service learning is important, but often depends on offices and administrators beyond the professor (as it must be the case... but it is an added complication / consideration)
Service learning is an excellent pedagogical tool to allow students to take their classroom knowledge out into the community and make application of it to help others. Moreover, they are helping to build stronger communities throughout this type of learning.
Service learning can enhance the overall learning experience for the younger generation. They become more interactive with their current environment and they can better appreciate the value of life.
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.
Service learning takes place outside of classrooms and includes work done by students both on and off campus tied to the curriculum by the instructor through reflective writing assignments.
Community service learing is a big part of the courses I teach.
