BEST  practices
 
What is Service Learning?
 

Service learning is an approach to experiential learning, whereby students learn and develop through active participation and engage in activities that address human and community needs together. What distinguishes service-learning from other volunteer experiences is the intentional integration of service and learning and the reciprocal nature of both the service and the learning among all parties in the relationship - students, faculty, and community partners. Service learning helps, among other things, to foster civic responsibility.

 
In order to support and promote service learning, the University of Minnesota shares information from their Community Partner Guide to Service Learning. Click to download. Additional information is also available online at http://www.servicelearning.umn.edu.
 
What is Service-Learning?
Potential Benefits of Academic Service-Learning Partnerships
Potential Barriers for Community-University Partnerships for Service-Learning

 

 
 
Reflection
The Experiential Learning Cycle
Student Training
Doing Reflection On-Site at Your Organization
Resources for Reflection
 
Recognition
Resources for Volunteer Recognition
 
Successfully Supervising Service-Learners
 

Frequently Asked Questions

 
Resources
Service Learning on the World Wide Web
Reading for Service-Learning
 
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