academic service learning 4cr campus/community consortium of the capital region
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Academic Service Learning 4CR Campus/Community Consortium of the Capital Region. Lauren Johnson. Who am I. Siena College Grad 2009 Econ BA Poli Sci Minor Why I chose VISTA?. What Isn’t Service Learning?. What is Service Learning?. Collaboration. For Example. When: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Academic Service Learning4CR Campus/Community Consortium of the Capital Region
Lauren Johnson
Who am I
Siena College Grad 2009Econ BA Poli Sci MinorWhy I chose VISTA?
What Isn’t Service Learning?
What is Service Learning?
Collaboration
Project
Community
Service
Academic
Learning
For Example
When: Mary from Siena cleans up trash near the Kromma Kill Creek on the weekend
It is: A service to the community
When: Students remove trash from the creekAnalyze what they foundShare the ResultsOffer suggestions on how to reduce
trashReflect on their experience It’s
S E R V I C E L E A R N I N G ! ! !
Service LearningCommunity Service as a VehicleFulfilling a community needReal Life Situations
IncreasesEnhancesTeachesEmpowersInvites
Reaction of a Professor
"Service-Learning has allowed me to inject the "real world" directly into the learning experiences that students have in my classes--the positive effect that I see on the quality and level of classroom discourse, student skills for critical thinking, and motivation for advanced study are truly remarkable!"--David Dubois, Professor, Department of Psychology
Reaction of a Student
"I assisted in organization and strategic planning and worked with local artists, board members and staff. [My experience] was wonderful! I was given a lot of responsibility and very positive feedback."--Student in Public Administration serving at Missouri Theater Center for the Arts
Reaction of a Community Partner
“The SUNY volunteers benefited our program by providing quality time with the children in our program as mentors.”
-Children’s Respite Services, Catholic Charities
Community Voice
Student Engagement
Faculty Commitmen
t
Social Responsibilit
y
4CR
My Role
Build CapacitySustainability ExpandCreate SupportIncrease
FundingUniversalize
Current/Future ProjectsPBSL Training
August 27th-28th
St. Agnes Cemetery
Logging faculty courses
Logging community partner needs
Match MakerV.I.R.E. Grant
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
ISTA