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SERVICE-LEARNING and University/Community Relations
Jan ShoemakerDirector, Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and [email protected]
Deborah Normand, Jean RohloffAssistant Directors
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Questions for Today
What is/isn’t service-learning and CCELL?
How can University Relations and the Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership (CCELL) help each other?
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Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership (CCELL)
Program Vision
“As a model for 21st century land grant institutions, CCELL will provide a structured approach to community engagement that advances learning outcomes and develops leaders who practice their discipline with the highest sense of ethics and civic responsibility.”
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Service-Learning and LSU’s Civic Mission
“Service-Learning will be a cornerstone of the academic culture and elevate LSU to national flagship status in strengthening and renewing the civic mission of research universities.”
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Service-Learning Scales the Walls to Reaffirm LSU’s Mission
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Learning, and Leadership
What is Service-Learning?
Credit-bearing student learning experiences University course learning goals Organized service activities that benefit common good Community-identified service goals Civic responsibility enhancement Rigorous structured reflection to connect service and
learning
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Service-Learning Is Not……
Not just community service or volunteerism Not add-on Not just ‘feel good” experience Not internship or practicum
Please help us to avoid misconceptions.
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Pure Service
Pure Learning
SERVICE-LEARNING
Service-Learning Benefits both Community and Student Learning
Service-Learning Spectrum
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Average Retention for Learning Activities
(Source: National Training Laboratories, Bethel, ME)
20%Audio-Visual
30%Demonstration
50%Discussion Group
75%Practice by Doing
90%Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning
5%Lecture
10%Reading
Service-learningIs Learning by DOING.
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Service-Learning Integrates Civic and Academic Goals.
• Critical thinking skills• Problem posing and problem
solving skills• Course-specific skills and
knowledge• Learning how to learn (active
learning, application, collaboration,etc.)
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. Service-Learning Course Design Workbook 2001
•Diversity
•Leadership
•Root causes of social problems
•Ethical issues connected with discipline
•Citizenship and social responsibility
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Service-Learning Models
Projects, placements, or combination models
This year:
68 faculty
137 sections in
35 departments
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Math and English Placements
English and math students tutoring in 18 area public schools.
Nicholson Elementary credits math tutors for 100% of 4th graders passing LEAP exams.
The LSU - Volunteers in Public Schools Partnership has received the“Creative Collaboration Award” from the Gulf South Service-Learning Summit.
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Women and Gender Studies & Sociology Placements
Students provide companionship to seniors and record oral histories for family records.
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Chemistry and Kinesiology Projects
Chemistry students do lab demonstrations in high schools. (Stanley awarded Alumni Professorship.)
Kinesiology students do brain function presentations in elementary schools. (Hondzinski won $3,000 grant for project.)
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Student proposals resulted in $50,000 grant to build playgrounds for physically challenged children.
Technical Writing Project
(Normand won Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award)
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Biological Engineering Project
Students design and
build playgrounds to
accommodate human
and environmental
constraints.
(Lima won $1,000 TIAA-CREF Award)
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How can we help each other?
• Use SL to distinguish LSU among other flagships• Share stories and pictures• Dispel misconceptions about service-learning• Promote CCELL and SL for faculty and student recruitment and funding• Mention SL and Center contact info in articles• Emphasize reciprocity: benefits to students, community, LSU• Others?
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Helpful links
http://www.cas.lsu.edu/
Click “Service-Learning”
http://www.compact.org/
LSU Highlights:
http://multimedia.lsu.edu/media/STUDENT.ram
