<%@ Page Language="C#" validaterequest="false" %> | What is Service Learning |
What is Service Learning? | | Service-learning is a teaching method that combines community service with academic instruction as it focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility. University service-learning programs involve students in organized community service that addresses local needs, while developing their academic skills, sense of civic responsibility, and commitment to the community. | | | Distinguishing Characteristics of Some
Common Student Community-Based Experiences | | | Community Service | Enhanced Academic Learning | Purposeful Civic Learning | | Volunteering or Community Service | Yes | No | No | | Co-Curricular Service Learning | Yes | No | Yes | | Academic Service-Learning | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Internship | Yes* | Yes | No | | *Not all internships involve service in the community. | From “Three Necessary Criteria for Academic Service-Learning,” by Jeffrey Howard, 2001, Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning: Service-Learning Course Design Workbook, Companion Volume, p.13. | | | |
