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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. . .
Work in the service-learning project with GRG
Sample of the newsletter, The GrandPaper
Brief overview of service-learning experience
Actual service with the community
Enhanced academic learning
Civic learning
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
What is Service-Learning?
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. . .
Service-learning is:
“a credit-bearing, educational experience”
“an organized service activity that meets
community needs”
relevant and meaningful service with the community
“a reflection on the activity to gain further
understanding of course content”
enhanced academic learning
purposeful civic learning
“a broader appreciation of the discipline and an
enhanced sense of civic responsibility”
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
Surpassing community service
Reaching out
Dot Thibodeaux
GRG Meeting
Betty Allen
Learning beyond the classroom
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
Enhanced Academic Learning
Researching
Organizing and planning
Writing for a target audience
Learning proper formatting and citing rules
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Engagement, Learning, and
Leadership
Purposeful Civic Learning
Learning about our community and its needs
Working with a non-profit organization
Gaining awareness
Becoming supporters
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
Academic Service-Learning
“a credit-bearing, educational experience”
“an organized service activity that meets community
needs”
Applying those skills
“a reflection on the activity to gain further
understanding of course content”
Learning real skills for the real world
Learning beyond the classroom
“a broader appreciation of the discipline and an
enhanced sense of civic responsibility”
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
Actions:
4. Provide innovative learning experiences that complement
and enhance academic programs including international,
multi-cultural, and interdisciplinary programs.
Outcomes:
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