Partnerships Through Service Learning Presented by Sylvia Davis Valerie Fairley Bobbie Loveless Susa

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Partnerships Through Service LearningPresented
bySylvia DavisValerie FairleyBobbie
LovelessSusan PaganoNancy Robasciotti
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A Context for Service-Learning
The aim of education is not only to prepare
students for productive careers, but also to
enable them to live lives of dignity and purpose
not only to generate new knowledge, but to
channel that knowledge to human ends not merely
to study government, but to help shape a
citizenry that can promote the public good.
Thus, higher educations vision must be widened
if the nation is to be rescued from the problems
that threaten to diminish permanently the quality
of life.
Ernest L. Boyer Scholarship Reconsidered Princeton
, NJ The Carnegie Foundation, 1990.
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Strategic Initiative 10
Economic and Community Development Desired
Outcome To respond to economic and educational
needs by using our personnel, programs, and
services to integrate with business and industry,
community organizations, government entities,
public schools, and other higher education
institutions. We will create partnerships to
expand opportunities for our students without
duplicating costly programs, services and
facilities.
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Service Learning is a teaching method that
combines community service with academic
instruction as it focuses on critical, reflective
thinking and civic responsibility.
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Suggested Service-Learning Model(National
Service Resources)

• Preparation
• Action
• Reflection
• Evaluation

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Preparation

• Establish as college-wide initiative
• Create professional development activities
• Find funding opportunities
• Target pilot courses and identify appropriate
  community partnerships
• Develop course syllabi with service learning
  component

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Action

• Assign learning activity
• Monitor problems and issues

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Reflection

• Encourage critical thinking and introspection
• Apply content to daily living

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Evaluation

• Assess learning outcomes
• Make adjustments to ensure sustainability

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Benefits of Service Learning

• To Students
• To MGCCC
• To Community

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I see, I forgetI say, I rememberI do,
I understand
Service Learning Cy-Fair College - a North Harris
Montgomery Community College. Cypress, TX