Integrating Service-Learning into the University Classroom

by Bryant, J. Alison; Schonemann, Nicole; Karpa, Doug

• ISBN13: 9780763780753
• ISBN10: 0763780758
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-05
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Using course portfolios written by instructors who have incorporated service-learning across a variety of disciplines, Integrating Service-Learning into the University Classroom helps educators effectively design, teach, and evaluate a service-learning course. Each chapter provides a detailed course description, including the goals of the course and the materials and assignments; a narrative of what has worked and what has not worked in the course; a section citing student feedback; and, finally, an instructor reflection on the overall value of the course to the students, department, community partner, and themselves.

Table of Contents

ChapterChapter 1 An Introduction to Service-Learning & Course Portfolios
ChapterSection 1 Service-Oriented Service-Learning Courses
ChapterChapter 2 Beyond the Sample Gates: Exploring Issues of Service, Advocacy and Social Change
ChapterChapter 3 Constructing a Culture of Nonviolence: Costa Rica in Service
ChapterSection 2 Discipline-rooted Service-Learning Courses
ChapterChapter 4 Children & the Media: A Service-Learning Approach
ChapterChapter 5 Turning Students into Language Teachers: Bridging the K-16 Gap through Service Learning
ChapterChapter 6 Service-Learning Perspectives on Animals, Folklore, and Community
ChapterChapter 7 Learning and Teaching Statistics through Service
ChapterSection 3 Project-Oriented Client Service-Learning Courses
ChapterChapter 8 Introduction to Computers and Computing: A Client-Centered, Project-Oriented Service-Learning Implementation in a Large Classroom
ChapterChapter 9 Combining Service-Learning with Public Relations Instruction
ChapterChapter 10 Graphic Design for Social Change: Incorporating Service-Learning in Design Curricula
ChapterChapter 11 Service-Learning in a Safety Education and Training Course