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A Model of International Service LearningA Model of International Service Learning
TCCTA Leadership ConferenceTCCTA Leadership ConferenceOctober 12, 2008 October 12, 2008
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Dr. Brian ShmaefskyDr. Brian ShmaefskyBiology Professor and Service Learning CoordinatorBiology Professor and Service Learning Coordinator
Lone Star College – KingwoodLone Star College – KingwoodKingwood, Texas, USAKingwood, Texas, USA
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Acknowledgements
• Lone Star College System– Faculty International Exploration Grant– Lone Star College - Kingwood
• Dr. Linda Stegall, Former President• Dr. Jon Connolly, Dean, MASH Division• Faculty Senate – Support and funding
• Humble-Kingwood Fil-Am Foundation• Gawad Kalinga• University of Philippines
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Lone Stare College – Kingwood Service Learning Mantra
“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
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Criteria of Service Learning Projects at Lone Star College - Kingwood
• Reinforces course curriculum
• Involves voluntary efforts
• Instills awareness of societal issues– Local– Global
• Promotes leadership skills
• Develops a lifelong civic responsibility ethic
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Basis of Our Project
• Service learning as a model for teaching students how to participate actively in shaping a sustainable future
– It appropriately provides students with improved possibilities to take part in sustainable changes.
– It provides students with Innovative methods in Higher Education characterized by a high degree of participation in the curriculum
– It provides a vehicle for institutional changes towards improved participation and ways to improve students' participation.
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Elements of Sustainable Development
Economic Vitality + Environmental Sensitivity + Social Responsibility + Community Preservation with Local Control =
SUSTAINABILITY
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What is the Lone Star College – Kingwood Project?
Provides a teaching strategy in which students travel abroad to study natural disasters and their impacts on societies. Students then work on international service learning projects with an international community organization to restore communities poor people devastated by natural disasters.
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What is the Lone Star College – Kingwood Project?
It will serve as a model for teaching students:• How to integrate science concepts with social
issues• How to design appropriate civic responsibility
volunteer programs• How to assess factors that contribute to poverty
and social strife• How to design universal sustainable models for
resolving local and global societal issues
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Used Philippines as a Model Population
• Resolving the problems of the effects of natural disasters on:– People– Lifestyles– Economy– Resources– Global connections
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Unparalleled Learning Opportunitiesfor Students
• Students are designing projects that involve colleges in the development of community and global sustainable:– Agriculture – high yield crops– Energy – biomass to fuel– Water resources – Water capture & sanitation
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Students assist HK Fil-Am & Gawad Kalinga Foundation?
• Give students opportunities to assist locally– Public awareness– Fundraising– Organizational work
• Give students opportunitiesto assist directly– Coursework involving travel to Philippines
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Resources
• http://www.networkforgood.org
• http://www.globaled.org
• http://www.sustainable.org
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More InformationMore Information
Dr. Brian R. ShmaefskyDr. Brian R. Shmaefsky Professor of BiologyProfessor of BiologyService Learning CoordinatorService Learning Coordinator Lone Star College - KingwoodLone Star College - KingwoodHSB 202VHSB 202V 20000 Kingwood Drive 20000 Kingwood Drive Kingwood, TX 77339-3801 USA Kingwood, TX 77339-3801 USA Voice: 281-312-1609Voice: 281-312-1609Fax: 281-312-1653Fax: [email protected]@lonestar.edu