Presentation Format
Interactive Workshop
Intended Audience
Administrators
Presentation Description
Colleges and Universities have great potential to make a positive difference in meeting community needs and addressing complex social and economic problems through service learning because it is a distinct program from other campus-community partnerships due to its deliberate intent to work collaboratively through service that is linked to course work. Developing service learning programs that engage students in meeting community needs also helps students meet their own educational goals. Integrating service and academic study optimizes resources for the community. Because of these mutually beneficial goals, service learning fits into higher education’s mission of service to the community. Moreover, in a time of decreasing budgets and soaring costs, more and more community organizations are seeking the assistance of college students in helping them meet their goals.
The goals of the workshop are:
1) Help participants learn about creating and assessing authentic service learning experiences for students.
2) Offer proven strategies and lessons learned about academically based service learning as a teaching and learning tool that leads to student success.
3) Provide an understanding of the collaborative nature among students, college and community organizations that leads to important outcomes for all constituents and builds students’ commitment to civic and moral responsibility.
With increasing demands for accountability in higher education, learning important program development and assessment strategies can positively impact the quality of service learning programs that build students’ civic and moral responsibilities to their communities. The first part of this session will present an overview of service learning and assessment tools that are being used in a multi-state, three-year grant project among six community colleges supported by the NY-based Teagle Foundation. Essay questions and a scoring rubric to assess students’ service learning outcomes based on five variables will be shared as well as findings and reflections on the assessment process. Examples of high-quality, sustainable service learning projects in various disciplines will be highlighted. The second part of the session will focus on course development of service learning projects. An interactive group activity will be provided to incorporate service learning projects by discipline. Take home proven tools and resources will include assessment essay questions, scoring rubric, sample service learning projects, course development form and power point presentation.
Location
Room - 218/220
Start Date
4-14-2016 9:15 AM
End Date
4-14-2016 10:30 AM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Moog, Lori, "Building Students’ Civic and Moral Responsibility and Assessing Outcomes through Service Learning" (2016). Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning 2016. 7.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gss/2016/2016/7
Included in
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Higher Education Commons, Service Learning Commons
Building Students’ Civic and Moral Responsibility and Assessing Outcomes through Service Learning
Room - 218/220
Colleges and Universities have great potential to make a positive difference in meeting community needs and addressing complex social and economic problems through service learning because it is a distinct program from other campus-community partnerships due to its deliberate intent to work collaboratively through service that is linked to course work. Developing service learning programs that engage students in meeting community needs also helps students meet their own educational goals. Integrating service and academic study optimizes resources for the community. Because of these mutually beneficial goals, service learning fits into higher education’s mission of service to the community. Moreover, in a time of decreasing budgets and soaring costs, more and more community organizations are seeking the assistance of college students in helping them meet their goals.
The goals of the workshop are:
1) Help participants learn about creating and assessing authentic service learning experiences for students.
2) Offer proven strategies and lessons learned about academically based service learning as a teaching and learning tool that leads to student success.
3) Provide an understanding of the collaborative nature among students, college and community organizations that leads to important outcomes for all constituents and builds students’ commitment to civic and moral responsibility.
With increasing demands for accountability in higher education, learning important program development and assessment strategies can positively impact the quality of service learning programs that build students’ civic and moral responsibilities to their communities. The first part of this session will present an overview of service learning and assessment tools that are being used in a multi-state, three-year grant project among six community colleges supported by the NY-based Teagle Foundation. Essay questions and a scoring rubric to assess students’ service learning outcomes based on five variables will be shared as well as findings and reflections on the assessment process. Examples of high-quality, sustainable service learning projects in various disciplines will be highlighted. The second part of the session will focus on course development of service learning projects. An interactive group activity will be provided to incorporate service learning projects by discipline. Take home proven tools and resources will include assessment essay questions, scoring rubric, sample service learning projects, course development form and power point presentation.
Program Abstract
With increasing demands for accountability in higher education, learning important course development and assessment strategies can positively impact the quality of service learning programs that build students’ civic and moral responsibilities to their communities. This workshop will offer a practical framework for helping students address significant social concerns, engage them as both learners and responsible citizens, and assess their service learning outcomes that enhance the quality of life for students and the community.