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Service-Learning
Big Trees Come From Little Seeds
The Laws of Planting/Reaping =The Laws of Service Learning
• You have to sow in order to reap• You reap what you sow• You reap more than you sow
Begin With the End in Mind
• Why do we plant?• Why do we want a service learning program?
First Steps• Joined Indiana Campus Compact in 2006• Conducted a “really mini” S-L conference• Before 2006, Ivy Tech Columbus had zero
classes participating in service-learning• The first year as members of ICC, we had
___ classes perform S-L• Most awareness and champions
resulted from personal contact
What is Service-Learning?
• Common Language – get on this right away!• 3 Parts (PAR)
– Plan– Act– Reflect
• 2 Types– Direct– Indirect
Expert Assistance
• What is an expert?• George KuhDirector Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research 1999-2010 Director National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) 2008-present Director Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)2008-present Director Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE)2003-2010 Director National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 1999-2007 Director NSSE Institute for Effective Education Practice 2002-2007
George D. KuhGeorge D. Kuh
Ivy Tech Community College 2Ivy Tech Community College 2ndnd Annual Annual Learning College ConferenceLearning College Conference
February 14, 2008February 14, 2008Ivy Tech Ivy Tech pictures are “Courtesy of Ivy Tech
Community College
High Impact Activities :
What They Are, Why They Work,
and Who Benefits
Student Success in CollegeStudent Success in College
Academic achievement, Academic achievement, engagement in engagement in educationally purposeful activitieseducationally purposeful activities, , satisfactionsatisfaction, , acquisition of desired acquisition of desired knowledge, skills and competenciesknowledge, skills and competencies, , persistencepersistence, , attainment of educational attainment of educational objectivesobjectives, , and post-college performanceand post-college performance
Source: George Kuh
Most Important Skills Employers Look For In New Hires
Teamwork skills
Critical thinking/ reasoning
Oral/written communication
Ability to assemble/organize information
Innovative/thinking creatively
Able to work with numbers/statisticsForeign language
proficiency
* Skills/abilities recent graduates think are the two most important to employers
Source: George Kuh
“ “Deep”/Integrative LearningDeep”/Integrative Learning
Attend to the underlying meaning of Attend to the underlying meaning of information as well as contentinformation as well as content
Integrate and synthesize different ideas, Integrate and synthesize different ideas, sources of informationsources of information
Discern patterns in evidence or Discern patterns in evidence or phenomenaphenomena
Apply knowledge in different situationsApply knowledge in different situations
View issues from multiple perspectivesView issues from multiple perspectives
Source: George Kuh
Effective Educational Practices
Level of Level of Academic Academic ChallengeChallenge
Active & Active & Collaborative Collaborative
LearningLearning
EnrichingEnrichingEducational Educational ExperiencesExperiences
SupportiveSupportiveCampusCampus
EnvironmentEnvironment
Student-Student-Faculty Faculty
InteractionInteraction
Source: George Kuh
High Impact ActivitiesHigh Impact Activities
First-Year Seminars and Experiences First-Year Seminars and Experiences Common Intellectual ExperiencesCommon Intellectual Experiences Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities Writing-Intensive CoursesWriting-Intensive Courses Collaborative Assignments and ProjectsCollaborative Assignments and Projects “ “Science as Science Is Done”;Science as Science Is Done”; Undergraduate ResearchUndergraduate Research Diversity/Global LearningDiversity/Global Learning Service Learning, Community-BasedService Learning, Community-Based LearningLearning InternshipsInternships Capstone Courses and ProjectsCapstone Courses and Projects
Source: George Kuh
Effects of Participating in High-Impact ActivitiesEffects of Participating in High-Impact Activitieson Deep/Integrative Learning and Gainson Deep/Integrative Learning and Gains
Deep
Learning Gains
General Gains
Personal Gains
Practical
First-Year
Learning Communities +++ ++ ++ ++ Service Learning +++ ++ +++ ++
Senior
Study Abroad ++ + ++ Student-Faculty Research +++ ++ ++ ++ Internship ++ ++ ++ ++
Service Learning +++ ++ +++ ++ Culminating Experience ++ ++ ++ ++ + p < .001, ++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .10, +++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .30
Source: George Kuh
Effects of Participating in High-Impact ActivitiesEffects of Participating in High-Impact Activitieson Student Engagementon Student Engagement
Level of Academic Challenge
Active and Collab.
Learning
Student-Faculty
Interaction
Supportive Campus
Env.
First-Year Learning Communities ++ +++ +++ ++ Service Learning ++ +++ +++ ++
Senior Study Abroad ++ ++ ++ + Student-Faculty Research +++ +++ +++ ++ Internship ++ +++ +++ ++
Service Learning ++ +++ +++ ++ Culminating Experience ++ ++ +++ ++ + p < .001, ++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .10, +++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .30
Source: George Kuh
Growing and Growing• VC for Academic Affairs directed that one
course S-L course be taught in each program• Partnered with AmeriCorps to create S-L
Coordinator position to assist faculty• Hosted 2010 ICC Southern Regional Meeting• Increasing collaboration with IUPUC
ChampionInterior Design Classes (Jan Banister)• Helped redesign interior of United
Way after fire- Responses from interior designers,
architects, and furniture dealers were that Ivy Tech is preparing students for real world tasks!
ChampionCOMM 101 (James Boldman)
• Students volunteered with non-profit agencies and gave speeches about what they learned
- James: “The students really seemed to enjoy the project and several commented that they planned to go back and volunteer again.”
ChampionCulinary Class (Joe Strangis)
• Prepared a meal at Mill Race Center
- Another meal will be prepared in the Spring as the final exam
Tipping Point – S-L 101• Sought collaboration grant from ICC $3,000• Held an in-depth faculty training series (5
Fridays – 3 weeks apart – expert assistance)• Provided resources (and lunch!) for faculty
– Creating a Climate for Service Learning Success– A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic
Responsibility into the Curriculum– Quick Hits for Service-Learning: Successful
Strategies by Award-Winning Teachers
S-L 101 Program
• History of S-L – Angie Cooksey - IUEast• Plan – Gail Robinson – AACC• Act – Karla Gottlieb – United Way• Reflect – Karla Gottlieb• Summary – application in their classrooms• Survey – “plus/delta” exercise
The History of Service-Learning• 1862 Morrill Act signed by Lincoln• 1899 John Dewey emphasizes experiential learning
through his laboratory school in Chicago• 1961 JFK establishes the Peace Corps• 1967 The term ‘service-learning’ is coined by
educators Robert Sigmon and William Ramsey• 1985 National Campus Compact formed
Evidence
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Faculty 8 12 23
EvidenceRoger and Erika, Check out what Ron Dougherty and Bonnie Nolting put together for their business department. Isn't it awesome?! Elaine KvernumAmeriCorps Volunteer Resource ManagerService-Learning Coordinator for Ivy Tech Community College812-374-5339ekvernum_ne@ivytech.edu From: Bonnie Jo NoltingSent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 10:22 AMTo: Elaine C. KvernumSubject: Service learning ppt
Service LearningService LearningProjectProject
A way to give back to the community while establishing
new network relationships
ProcessTo complete this project, you will finish
three parts:◦Proposal – Who you want to help and what you
plan to accomplish◦Activity Journal – A log of activities you
accomplished during your time with the agency◦Reflection Paper – A look back at what you
accomplished and how you plan to use this activity in the future.
Resources Available to You• S-L User Guide (on Public Drive)
– History and Overview– Course Planning (including online courses)– Reflection activities– Information for funding your projects– Optional Forms– Listing of S-L library content– Past Service-Learning Gazettes
• S-L Library (books and resources available for check-out in Coordinator’s area)
• The new United Way Volunteer Guide recently restructured for Ivy Tech’s programs of study!
Next Steps
• Goals for next year:– Brown bag lunches for the fall– S-L in Online Learning Courses– Faculty Mentoring Groups– Interdisciplinary– Additional 101– New 201
Let’s Talk
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