Service Learning

For Faculty

Faculty who are looking for ways to enrich student learning, enhance their teaching, and revitalize their curriculum are encouraged to consider creating a new course, or adding a service learning component to their existing course.  Community agencies are seeking individual students, small groups, or whole classes to participate in various service projects.

Benefits

• Direct participation in service to the community and university partners.
• Involves students in learning opportunities outside the classroom to better prepare them for their future roles as citizens and community leaders.
• Eligible for “Q” course Experiential Learning recognition.
• Courses with a service learning component invigorate teaching pedagogy.
• Provides a departure from a traditional teaching approach.
• Connects the community to the curriculum by focusing attention on social issues.
• Engages students in a more active learning process.
• Develops student social responsibility and commitment to civic engagement.

Best Practices
Information to assist faculty in integrating service learning into a new or existing course. Download the following best practices documents:

• Service Learning Curriculum Development Resource Guide for Faculty
• Service Learning Course Planning Toolkit
• Checklist for Developing Service Learning Courses
• Integrating Service Learning Into a Course
• A Labor of Love - Constructing a Service Learning Syllabus
• Assessing Learning in Service Learning Courses Through Critical Reflection
• How Service Learning Affects Students
• How Undergraduates are Affected by Service Participation
• Principles of Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning
  

Forms

• Service Learning Agreement
• Service Learning Time Log
• Service Learning Evaluation
• Memorandum of Understanding Service Learning