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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Information Center of Louisiana
The Service-Learning Experience
Sarah Eilts
Lyndsi Lambert
Lauren Trimble
Jamie Breaux
Drew Martin
Today, We Will Present. . .
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Work in the service-learning project with GRG
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Sample of the newsletter, The GrandPaper
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Brief overview of service-learning experience
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Actual service with the community
Enhanced academic learning
Civic learning
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
What is Service-Learning?
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As defined by LSU’s Center for Academic Success
(CAS), service-learning is:
“A credit-bearing, educational experience in
which students participate in an organized
service activity that meets identified community
needs and reflect on the service activity in such
a way as to gain further understanding of course
content, a broader appreciation of the discipline,
and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.”
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
In Other Words. . .
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Service-learning is:
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“a credit-bearing, educational experience”
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“an organized service activity that meets
community needs”
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relevant and meaningful service with the community
“a reflection on the activity to gain further
understanding of course content”
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enhanced academic learning
purposeful civic learning
“a broader appreciation of the discipline and an
enhanced sense of civic responsibility”
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academic service-learning
(CAS)
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
The Service-Learning Experience
Enhanced
academic
learning
Relevant and
meaningful service
with the community
Academic
servicelearning
Purposeful civic learning
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
Relevant and Meaningful Service
with the Community
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Surpassing community service
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Reaching out
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Dot Thibodeaux
GRG Meeting
Betty Allen
Learning beyond the classroom
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
Enhanced Academic Learning
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Researching
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Organizing and planning
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Writing for a target audience
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Learning proper formatting and citing rules
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
Purposeful Civic Learning
 Learning about our community and its needs
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Working with a non-profit organization
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Gaining awareness
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Becoming supporters
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Creating a quality newsletter
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
The Service-Learning Experience
Enhanced
academic
learning
Relevant and
meaningful service
with the community
Academic
servicelearning
Purposeful civic learning
© LSU Center for Community
Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
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Academic Service-Learning
“a credit-bearing, educational experience”
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“an organized service activity that meets community
needs”
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Applying those skills
“a reflection on the activity to gain further
understanding of course content”
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Learning real skills for the real world
Learning beyond the classroom
“a broader appreciation of the discipline and an
enhanced sense of civic responsibility”
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Understanding the necessity of academic learning
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
LSU’s National Flagship Agenda
 Objective 3: Increase quality of undergraduate
students and programs
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4. Provide innovative learning experiences that complement
and enhance academic programs including international,
multi-cultural, and interdisciplinary programs.
Outcomes:
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Students will satisfy key learning outcomes of being able to
communicate ideas and information; plan, organize and
evaluate projects; work in teams and with diverse
populations and constituencies; apply mathematical concepts
and problem solving techniques; and use technology
appropriate to their fields.
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
Academic Service-Learning:
Helping real students help real people!
“I learned a great deal on a much more personal
level.”
Jamie Breaux
“Writing for the ‘real’ world has several different
aspects to it.”
Lauren Trimble
“Through meaningful community service, I applied
many concepts I learned in the classroom.”
Drew Martin
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
Academic Service-Learning:
Helping real students help real people!
“Ultimately, I achieved a ‘real-world’ experience that
provides so much more than a letter grade.”
Lyndsi
Lambert
“I gained information on the complications facing
grandparents who raise their grandchildren which I
may use in my intended career of child advocacy.”
Sarah Eilts
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership