What Service-Learning is Not

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  1. Introduction

  2. What is Service-Learning

  3. Benefits of Service-Learning

  4. What Service-Learning is Not

  5. Principles of Service-Learning

  6. Bringing Service and Learning Together (PDF file, click here to download Adobe® Acrobat Reader)

  7. Courses with a Service-Learning Component

  8. Examples of Service-Learning Classes

  9. Getting Started: Designing the Curriculum

  10. Service-Learning Development Worksheet

  11. Course Development Timeline

  12. Course Implementation Timeline

  13. Using Reflection

  14. Types of Journals

  15. Liability Issues

  16. Expectations and Responsibilities in Service-Learning

  17. Common Faculty Questions

  18. Top Ten Ways to Do More Service-Learning with Less Work

  19. Resources

 

There are many types of community involvement.  However, it is important to note some vital distinctions between Service-Learning and these other forms of participation:

 

Volunteerism, where the primary emphasis is on the service being provided and the primary intended beneficiary is clearly the service recipient.

 

Community Service, where the primary focus is on the service being provided, as well as the benefits the service activities have on the recipients.

 

Internships that engage students in service activities primarily for the purpose of providing students with hands-on experiences that enhance their learning or understanding of issues relevant to a particular area of study.

 

Field Education that provides students with co-curricular service opportunities that re related, but not fully integrated, with their formal academic studies.

 

From Andrew Furco, “Service Learning: A Balanced Approach to Experiential Education.”  Expanding Boundaries: Service and Learn.  Corporation for National Service, 1996.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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