Service Learning - Faculty
Service-Learning
What is Service-Learning?
- Service-learning is a pedagogy that provides students with structured opportunities to learn, develop, and reflect through active participation and thoughtfully-organized community involvement.
- It enhances the academic experience of students by relating academic content and course objectives to issues in the community.
- Service-learning integrates assessment and student reflection on the interrelationships between course content and community-based learning activities.
- Conducted in the community, it meets the needs of the students, faculty, and community partners and fosters civic competence and engagement.
How do Faculty Benefit from Service-Learning?
- Integrates teaching and research to generate scholarship on teaching (Teacher-Scholar)
- Creates an environment to engage and motivate students
- Promotes demonstrated knowledge of academic material and applications
- Fosters faculty awareness and community involvement
Interested in Creating or Revising a Service-Learning Course?
- For assistance with creating or revising a Service-Learning course, please contact the Academic Service-Learning Coordinator, Christina Gonzalez-Salgado at (909) 869-4574 or clgonzalez@csupomona.edu
Looking for a Community Partner to Collaborate With?
- For a listing of official community partners, click here (DOC file).
- For assistance with selecting a new community partner for your course, please contact the Academic Service-Learning Coordinator, Christina Gonzalez-Salgado at (909) 869-4574 or clgonzalez@csupomona.edu
Seeking to officially designate a class?
- To attain an official "S" designtion for your service-learning course, complete the service-learning designation paperwork (PDF) by the following dates:
Spring 2013 - January 31, 2013
- For a listing of Winter 2013 service-learning courses, click here.
Required Forms for Community Partners
- Service-learning Agreement (PDF)
- Site Visit (PDF)
Required Forms for Service-Learning Students
- Learning Plan (PDF)
- Emergency Contact Information Sheet (PDF)
- Release of Liability (PDF)
