A crucial aspect of service-learning is the reciprocal and equal relationship between the community and the class, each learning from the other.
Faculty members play a large role in setting the tone of the partnership.
One of the critical elements of effective service-learning is meaningful service. The service must be valuable and productive so that it fills a true need defined by the community. After brainstorming about how the community could play a role in the course, the next step is to locate organizations that deal with issues covered in the course. First, explore connections with agencies and people that you already have a relationship with, or ask the ACT staff to recommend sites based on your course objectives. A listing of possible local sites is located in the appendix .