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What is service-learning?
- The short answer … Service-learning is an educational approach that combines community service, academic coursework, and work-based experiential learning.
- More nuanced answers …
- What is e-service-learning?
In a recent article published in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, authors Walder, Widener, and McGorry describe e-service-learning in which the instruction and (or) service-learning activities are conducted online.
Finding Service-Learning Kindred Spirits on Twitter:
- Twitter list: https://twitter.com/JenM/lists/service-learning
- Designers for Learning: https://twitter.com/design4learn
Service-Learning Toolkits & Approaches:
- Faculty Toolkit: Start here … wealth of information on the what and how of service-learning in higher education: https://ccsr.ku.edu/sites/csl.drupal.ku.edu/files/docs/HE_toolkit_with_worksheets-4.pdf
- Service-learning Models: http://www.celt.iastate.edu/ServiceLearning/s-lmodels.html
- Community-engaged scholarship toolkit: http://www.compact.org/initiatives/trucen/trucen-toolkit/
- The Evidence Base for Service-Learning in Higher Education: https://www.nationalserviceresources.gov/evidence-base-service-learning-higher-education A bit dated roster of service-learning research
- Reflection in Higher Education Service-Learning: https://www.nationalserviceresources.gov/reflection-higher-education-service-learning
Service-Learning Conferences:
- Monumental: http://servicelearningconference.org/2014/
- International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement Conference (see open call):http://www.researchslce.org/conferences/
Service-Learning Associations / Journals:
- Campus Compact: http://www.compact.org/
- National Youth Leadership Council: http://www.nylc.org/
- servicelearning.org now being integrated into National Youth Leadership Council Generator School Network (A LOT of broken links): http://gsn.nylc.org/
- Corporation for National & Community Service: http://www.nationalservice.gov/
- International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement:
- Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement: http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/search/results
- Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning: http://ginsberg.umich.edu/mjcsl/
Vetting Nonprofits (US-centric):
- Guidestar: http://www.guidestar.org/
- Charity Navigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org/
- Volunteer Match: http://www.volunteermatch.org/
Not Service-Learning (related and interesting):
- David Wiley’s Post (Killing Disposable Assignments): http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2975
- Taproot Foundation: http://www.taprootfoundation.org/
- Imperative: http://www.imperative.com/
- Social Enterprise Alliance: https://www.se-alliance.org/
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