Many U.S. universities are located in older, inner-city communities, where problems such as blighted buildings, abandoned spaces, and crime can make the areas unattractive to prospective students and ...
A few months ago, I wrote a short piece for ProfHacker about the benefits of service learning activities (or community involvement) for faculty A few months ago, I wrote a short piece for ProfHacker ...
Our office partners with faculty and community partners across disciplines to provide support for the development of designated service-learning courses. Our courses are designed for faculty and ...
College students are known to be strapped for time. A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed found the No. 1 stressor in students’ lives is balancing academics with personal, family or ...
Have you ever tried to organize a service-learning project for students and found yourself asking this basic question: Who is actually providing the service here—the students or the community ...
DARTMOUTH -- The Community Service Learning Leadership Council recently sponsored a panel presentation and discussion on Community Service Learning as a successful method of teaching. The panel ...
Several programs in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences urge their students to use what they learn in the classroom to benefit off-campus communities. Service learning can also ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In recent years, service learning has become an integral part of the ...
Service learning (independently or in conjunction with massive community redevopments) appears to be establishing a solid footing for itself. Whether its long-term future is as a niche component of ...
Service and learning are deliberately and explicitly tied to the learning objectives of the course. The goal is to have students gain direct experience with problems or issues they are studying in ...
Service and learning are deliberately and explicitly tied to the learning objectives of the course. The goal is to have students gain direct experience with problems or issues they are studying in ...
Service learning goes beyond volunteering or fundraising. It has explicit learning objectives and involves real-world skills and critical analysis. As service learning has taken root in schools and ...