Evaluation is based on the use and demonstrated understanding of the term. Students then draw arrows indicating relationships between their personal experience and course content. While labor intensive for the instructor, this can provide regular feedback to students and prompt new questions for students to consider during the semester. Dialogue journals also can be read and responded to by a peer. A list of directed writings can be provided at the beginning of the semester.
Students then research the social issue.
Based on their experience and library research, students make recommendations to the agency for future action. Class presentations of the experiential research paper can culminate semester work. Students write weekly summaries and identify critical incidents that occurred at the service site. Instructors can post questions for consideration and topics for directed writings. A log of the e-mail discussions can be printed as data to the group about the learning that occurred from the service experience.