Four Things Faculty Want to Know About What is Service-Learning?
There are several characteristics which make service-learning a
unique way to learn, serve, and teach. Service-learning holds up
a mirror for us to see ourselves, a microscope for us to examine
our society, and binoculars for us to see what lies ahead.
Characteristics of Service-Learning - Community service serves
as the vehicle for the achievement of specific academic goals
and objectives. - It provides structured time for students to
reflect on their service and learning experiences through a mix
of writing,reading, speaking, listening, and creating in small
and large groups and individual work. - It fosters the
development of those "intangibles"- empathy, personal values,
beliefs, awareness, self-esteem, self-confidence, social-
responsibility, and helps to foster a sense of caring for
others. - It is based on a reciprocal relationship in which the
service reinforces and strengthens the learning, and the
learning reinforces and strengthens the