Service-Learning Development Form

The goal is to blend service and learning so that the service reinforces, improves and strengthens the learning, and the learning reinforces, improves and strengthens the service. The pedagogy of service-learning, at its best, produces a greater impact than either could have produced separately. Use this form to assist map out the service-learning component in your course(s).

I Course: ________________________ Term:__________________

Description: _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

II Knowledge Objectives- (What the student will KNOW.)

• Skills Objectives-(What the student will be able to DO.)

• Attitudes/Values-

• Other Objectives-(Leadership, personal efficacy, etc.)

III Learning Activities- What assignments will be required before credit can be awarded? (Journal, research paper, oral presentation, essays, clippings, etc.)

IV Evaluation- How will the service-learning component of your course be evaluated? What criteria be used for awarding credit?

• Demonstration of a skill-
• Assessment of written work-
• Normal course assessment-
• Agency supervisor evaluation-
• Observation of student in simulation-
• Assessment of a product(s)-
• Personal Interview-
• Oral Presentation-
• Service-learning Plan/Contract-
• Other-

V Other Details...

• Will service be optional or mandatory?
• How many hours of service will be required?_________
• What specific non-profit agencies or fields of interest are students restricted to?
• How will you address/access/incorporate service-learning experiences students are having to benefit those who arenŐt having them?
• How will I assist students to make the connections between their service experiences and the course contents?