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IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT TEACHINGWITH
SERVICE-LEARNING
SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES MUST INCLUDE THESE ELEMENTS:
• Students must provide a meaningful and needed service to the
community – a service identified and asked for by the community. A
minimum of 10 hours of service is preferred in order provide meaningful
service.
• Relationships between the TAMIU and the community site must strive to be
a reciprocal partnership.
• Connections between the course objectives and service activities must be
clearly conceptualized and articulated.
• Faculty must guide students in understanding how their work in the
community is relevant to the course objectives.
• Faculty must provide opportunities for students to reflect upon their
experiences in a variety of media.
TO SUCCESSFULLY PREPARE STUDENTS, SERVICE-LEARNING SYLLABI MUST:
• Include service-learning definition provided by Service-Learning Center
• Link learning goals with civic, personal, and academic goals
• Clearly explain service-learning requirement (e.g. Students will provide 10
hours of tutoring at Communities in Schools throughout the semester)
• Include at least one assessment product linked to service-learning (e.g. 5%
reflection journal).
Please encourage your students to participate in the Service-Learning Expo
to recognize their work. In addition, encourage them to complete the
Service-Learning Evaluation to help us improve the Service-Learning
Program.