Module Three: How Do I Get Started?

Preparing Service AND Learning Goals for Your Class

In this Video: Dr. Sally Tannenbaum and Richter Center Director Chris Fiorentino explain how to get started with Service-Learning

First, simply by accessing this web site, you have already "started" the process of designing a course in which engagement is utilized. It is clear that something has piqued your interest in this powerful pedagogy.

This module contains information about developing the service-learning component of your course and includes resources to:

• allow you to identify effective programs.
• assess the learning objectives for the your course.
• integrate the best practices of developing service-learning assignments.
• selecting the appropriate community based organization(s) for student placement.
• help you design service-learning assignments that reinforce course learning goals.
• to develop assignments that provide meaningful service to the community.
• to underscore the importance of preparing your students for service
• provide you with a syllabi template that outlines a course that effectively incorporates service-learning into the curriculum.

Service-Learning Students