Transcript SERVICE-LEARNING and University/Community Relations

SERVICE-LEARNING and
University/Community Relations
Jan Shoemaker
Director, Center for Community
Engagement, Learning, and Leadership
[email protected]
Deborah Normand, Jean Rohloff
Assistant Directors
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Learning, and Leadership
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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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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Service-Learning Spectrum
SERVICE-LEARNING
Pure
Service
Pure
Learning
Service-Learning Benefits both
Community and Student Learning
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Service-learning
5%
Is Learning by Lecture
DOING.
10%
Average Retention for
Learning Activities
(Source: National Training
Laboratories, Bethel, ME)
Reading
20%
Audio-Visual
30%
Demonstration
50%
Discussion Group
75%
Practice by Doing
90%
Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning
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Service-Learning Integrates
Civic and Academic Goals.
•Diversity
•Leadership
•Root causes of social
problems
•Ethical issues connected
with discipline
•Citizenship and social
responsibility
• 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
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Learning, and Leadership
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
The LSU - Volunteers in Public Schools Partnership has received the
“Creative Collaboration Award” from the Gulf South ServiceLearning Summit.
 English and math
students tutoring in 18
area public schools.
 Nicholson Elementary
credits math tutors for
100% of 4th graders
passing LEAP exams.
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Learning, and Leadership
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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Technical Writing Project
Student proposals
resulted in $50,000
grant to build
playgrounds for
physically
challenged children.
(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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Learning, and Leadership
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
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