Service-Learning: Fostering Environmental Stewardship for Our Public Lands
Location
Georgia Southern University- Williams Center
Event Website
https://students.georgiasouthern.edu/LeadServe/service-learning/eagle-showcase/eagle-showcase-program/
Faculty Mentors
Dr. John Peden
Course Name
Outdoor Recreation Management
Session Type
Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Presentation Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Start Date
14-4-2017 2:30 PM
End Date
14-4-2017 2:30 PM
Description
Service-learning is a form of experiential education that enhances student learning by providing opportunities to conduct meaningful volunteer work that is directly related to course objectives. This presentation highlights two service-learning projects that were conducted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Student Conservation Association in the Fall 2016 Outdoor Recreation Management course. Students were required to visit an outdoor recreation area of their choice and write a short reflection paper that explained how their site visit increased their understanding of course concepts. We use these reflections to explain how service-learning partnerships with two of these agencies allowed us to learn more about the management of outdoor recreation resources, while fostering a sense of environmental stewardship in participants, and providing beneficial services to the partnering agencies. We emphasize the importance of stewardship when caring for, protecting, and enhancing the use of our nation’s public lands.
Service-Learning: Fostering Environmental Stewardship for Our Public Lands
Georgia Southern University- Williams Center
Service-learning is a form of experiential education that enhances student learning by providing opportunities to conduct meaningful volunteer work that is directly related to course objectives. This presentation highlights two service-learning projects that were conducted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Student Conservation Association in the Fall 2016 Outdoor Recreation Management course. Students were required to visit an outdoor recreation area of their choice and write a short reflection paper that explained how their site visit increased their understanding of course concepts. We use these reflections to explain how service-learning partnerships with two of these agencies allowed us to learn more about the management of outdoor recreation resources, while fostering a sense of environmental stewardship in participants, and providing beneficial services to the partnering agencies. We emphasize the importance of stewardship when caring for, protecting, and enhancing the use of our nation’s public lands.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/eagle-showcase/2017/2017/8
