Service Learning | Instructions

Service Learning Instructions

You are embarking on an opportunity to learn about your course material through service to persons in need. You will meet one or more educational goals through this service. Your course syllabus should identify those goals.

Most service-learning (S-L) commitments follow this process:

  1. Obtain the S-L registration URL through your professor or the S-L office.
  2. Register online and fill out paper forms as guided.
  3. Serve for the number of hours required by your instructor (10+ hrs.) or complete your class S-L project as directed.
  4. Complete a reflection assignment/activity (See Reflection Writing below).
  5. Your site supervisor will complete an evaluation of your service. In some special cases, your professor will also be your site supervisor.

Sites and/or projects for service will be suggested by your instructor or by the Service-Learning Program office in HH118. In some cases you may choose or develop your own.

What you need to get started:

  1. ONLINE S-L REGISTRATION FORM. Must be completed by ALL non-SHINE students by September 19th, 2008. You will be prompted to print out the form needed for step 2.
  2. Community Connection Agreement & Student’s Assumption of Risk, Release, and Waiver. This requires input from your instructor, the site supervisor and yourself. Turn this in to the Service-Learning Program office (Henry Hall 118) by September 19th, 2008.
  3. If required, pick up this two-sided form

Student’s RECORD OF PARTICIPATION. Keep this form with you. Use it to keep a record of the day of your work, the time in and out along with total of hours/minutes that you serve. Supervisor must sign or initial it each time you serve.

Volunteer Site SUPERVISOR’S EVALUATION. At the end of your service, hand this form to your community supervisor (not needed if your supervisor and instructor are the same person) and remind them to fill it out. Give them enough time to complete it by the due date! The supervisor will fax/mail it to the Service-Learning Program office by December 5th, 2008.

The Reflection Writing

Writing about your service-learning experiences derives meaning from your service. Your reflection paper will enable your instructor to see what learning has occurred during your service. Your instructor may give you a guide for this paper. (See Reflection Guidelines)