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For Faculty

Welcome

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide you with information, references, and resources that you may find helpful in creating, organizing, and implementing a Service Learning experience within your classroom. The Service Learning Center is located on both the Kenosha and Racine campuses with an AmeriCorps*VISTA member hosting the information until further notice. Our role is to help you find community partners to work with, assist in the placement of students, or to help answer questions you might have. We are here to be as much or as little help as you want.

What is Service Learning?

Service learning is similar to volunteering in that students are giving their time and skills to meet a community need and complete a project at a non-profit organization or community partner. The main differences are that students must be a part of a project that is meaningful and relative to their area of study; and that students must complete a reflection at the end of their experience that makes them think about what they did, why they did it, how it matters to their goals and the community's needs, and what it will matter 5 years from now.

What is Your Role?

As a faculty member, your role is to provide students with structure and guidance to process and reflect upon their service learning experiences. Also, you are to assist students in connecting their community-based learning experience with course learning objectives. You are also to participate in an evaluation process between the student, community partner, and the Service Learning Center.

Your Student's Role…

  • Is to be aware of the organization's needs and to provide assistance where and when it is needed.
  • Is to contact the agency to arrange the initial meeting to discuss the service learning hours and project (The Service Learning Center can assist with this role).
  • Is to adhere to the organization's rules and procedures, including the confidentiality of the organization and client information.
  • Is to periodically reflect upon and reevaluate the service learning experience while keeping in mind the objectives of all parties involved.
  • Is to operate with integrity and professionalism at all times; which includes being punctual, meeting deadlines and being open to supervision and feedback which will facilitate learning and personal growth.

The Service Learning Center's Roles

The Service Learning Center is to act as a liaison between the organization, students, and faculty. We provide support and guidance for any challenges that may arise. We also act as a third contact in case of difficulties, challenges, or other problems that may arise at the community site for both community partner and student. We provide classroom service learning orientations and reflection sessions as requested. We assist with placing students into organizations or finding projects to suit the student. We also provide forms, instructions, resources, and materials that students, faculty, and the community partners may need/request for their service learning experience.

Faculty Forms

Course Planning Worksheet

A resource for instructors to use in order to clearly state the purpose and details of the service learning project, where the student will be located, how it will be graded, and what types of reflection project the students will complete.  This is a resource for the instructor if you choose to use it.

Course Reflection Toolkit

This is a reference for you, the instructor, on the types of reflection activities that can be done for the student(s) to make connections between their service and their career & life goals.

Instructor Survey

This is to be submitted back to the Service Learning Center in order for the SLC to compile information on how many face-to-face hours students spend in the community, what types of projects are available, and what community partners are used.  This is a resource for the instructor if you choose to use it.

Objectives Form

An instructor resource for quick and easy information about each student who is involved in student learning and how to contact them.  This is best used in a binder in alphabetical order.

Partnership Agreement

This is included in the student's toolkit and required by the student and community partner to complete.  This is a good reference for each person's role in Service Learning and a reference for what the student will be accomplishing at their site.  The student should bring this to the community partner on their first day if the instructor wishes to use it.  If not, the community partner can opt to use it as well.

Placement Feedback

This is included in the student and community partner toolkits, but it can be handed to the student from the instructor as well.  This should be completed at the end of the semester about their specific placement in the community.  It should be clear at the beginning if the instructor is going to use this feedback method.  If not, the Service Learning Center would like the request that the student fills it out and sends it to the SLC for statistical purposes.

Risk Release

A Risk Awareness Consent form.  One of two options that is available.  It is to your discretion which to use. This is a resource for the instructor if you choose to use it.

Service Learning Guidelines and Limitations Agreement

Guide for students on what is expected and what is not allowed.  Standard Rules and Signature sheet to create a contract with students to act professionally and consciously throughout their service learning experience.

Student Evaluation

This should be completed at the end of the semester by the student about their service learning experience.  This is a resource for the instructor if you choose to use it.  Please keep the Service Learning Center informed with how many face-to-face hours the student completes, each community partner and project the students work with/on, and the community need they attempted to meet.