When teaching courses that bring together students from different disciplines with varied prior knowledge, classroom learning alone is not always enough. Service learning, which involves students ...

Service learning can have many benefits for students, teachers and the wider community, but starting out can be intimidating. Grace Ngai offers one don’t and three dos to begin your journey So, you’re ...

Community service-learning, where students serve as community volunteers in poor, urban neighborhoods, holds the potential to enhance the sociology curriculum. But community service-learning is not ...

Blogger's Note: Service learning has become increasingly popular, and I want to initiate a discussion of service learning and the ethical issues involved. To do so I've asked some noted experts in the ...

Students involved with service learning can reflect on their experiences to gain a deeper understanding of course content and a broader appreciation of the discipline, improving critical thinking ...

Service learning, a teaching method that combines classroom lessons with community service, has a high impact on education, as it is mutually beneficial to both students and society at large, R.

Work with people in group living facilities to explore their “roots,” and create a book or portfolio with residents and patients. Collect and document what life was like during major recent historical ...

Meet “Amy,” who has been working as a product developer in a technology company. Yesterday, she was promoted into a product manager role and immediately updated her LinkedIn profile to reflect her new ...

Service and learning are deliberately and explicitly tied to the learning objectives of the course. The goal is to have students gain direct experience with problems or issues they are studying in ...

Service learning allows you to learn while applying your skills to help others through service to the college, the community, or the world. If your passion is to apply engineering to solve problems, ...