The series, outlined below, is offered to faculty thinking about adding a service-learning component to a class or to those who already are engaged in service learning and want to exchange thoughts and ideas. All sessions will be held in Allwine Hall, Room 419. Dora Chen, teacher education, and Hollis Glaser, communication. Community connections are a vital piece of a successful service-learning activity. Jody Neathery-Castro, political science, and Patty Carlson West, School of Social Work.
Reflection is the crucial piece that ties learning and service together.
This session will provide participants with helpful guidelines for structuring written and oral reflections. Nora Bacon, English, and Paul Sather, School of Social Work. Bacon and Sather will present ideas on evaluating and grading individual service-learning experiences, as well as evaluating the overall experience from a student, faculty and community perspective. In addition to the benefits of international travel, the recipient can also earn up to 6 credit hours for this experience. This summer, from approximately July 1-31, the scholarship will be sponsoring an Ambassador to Piaui, Brazil.