Understanding Service Learning | Origin: ED121
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Creating Service Learning Opportunities for Students --> Understanding Service Learning
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Knowing what is needed in your community would help to build service learning projects that maximize the impact students receive from these experiences. Helping others is one of the most rewarding of experiences and the data shows that students often change where and what jobs they apply to after such learning experiences.
Service learning provides many opportunities for students to connect with communities, and there are unlimited opportunities for students to serve.
I understand the concept even though it's not directly applicable to a prison school. The whole idea is to find something where they practice what they are studying or related things and give them the opportunity to do it for the benefit if others.
I learned that service learning is a way to involve, engage, and make students socially responsible. Is part of student's moral development. I teach nursing in which students are involved on patient care. Those patients are not only in acute care facilities, but everywhere in the community, so they will look for ways to support those communities in need.
In service learning i will have an opportunities to shape and expand the resources of the students
I have learnt that service learning for the students is a method to make them realize their social responsibility, strengthen their values and beliefs, be empathetic and be responsible professionals.
Students are able to see the value of service learning as they try to make a direct connection with their career choices, thus reinforcing and building their confidence, as well as helping them discover their personal branding.
Setting up a service learning program for a hands-on tech trade curriculum is a difficult prospect. I don't believe that a middle man exists for a marine trades program in the same way that a Building trades program can dovetail (!) with an organization like Habitat for Humanity, or a Nursing/ EMS program can align with local services...
I am lucky that my institution is already on board with service learning. I hadn't considered how difficult that would be for those of you whose institutions are resistant to it!
I believe service learning has the potential to bolster students self esteem.
Each institution should strengthen the service learning aspect of the curriculum and value its contribution to the student learning experience and community engagement to improve the nurses of the future.
Service learning integrates community service with academic knowledge to provide students with practical, hands-on experience that contributes to personal growth, civic engagement, and social responsibility. By engaging in service learning, our students can apply classroom knowledge to real-world issues, develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, understand societal needs more deeply, and enhance their communication and teamwork abilities. Service learning fosters a sense of empathy, cultural awareness, and ethical leadership while promoting positive social change and community development. Through service learning experiences, our students can make meaningful contributions to society, build connections with diverse communities, and prepare for future careers by gaining valuable skills and experiences that align with their academic and professional goals.
Services students can provide can help others in caring for their animals correctly. Time is all they will spend, if only 1 person decides to further their education to provide correct info to those who want to know is worth that time they spend.
It sounds like my program is already doing service learning!
It is important for a successful service-learning environment at a school, that from all the way at the top down to students there is buy-in.
Service learning is a great way to connect students with community members and build a strong working relationship.
Service learning is a way to build community and create relationships among the public. There was not too much information that was new to me, but merely reinforced the significance of service learning. If you want something real and tangible for student buy-in, service learning might be the way for you.
Working at a welding program we always have the public stop in with they're projects that need built and its always good for the school to help out.
Creating a variety of service opportunities is critical to student "buy in" and will promote both student and community satisfaction.
