Service-Learning FAQ

www.uidaho.edu/servicelearning

Service-Learning is a teaching method under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that:

◦ Meets a need in the community;◦ Relates to each student’s course work;◦ Involves reflection on the student’s part;◦ Creates a bridge between the university and the

communities around it.

What is Service-Learning?

Experiential Learning Spectrum

Volunteerism

Internships

Service-Learning

The University of Idaho values engaged learning and has made outreach and engagement a central part of its mission and strategic plan.

The Service-Learning Center plays a central role in achieving the university’s mission to integrate outreach with teaching, research, and creative activity to solve real-world problems, while providing transformational experiences for learners.

Service-Learning at UI

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Service-Learning at UI

Service-Learning at UI

2006 - 2012

Community ◦ = a group of people who share a collective

identity and often a shared locale. Community partner/agency

◦ = client Community work

◦= project work “My community”

◦= all of the above

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Service-Learning Center, Commons 330 E-mail: servicelearning@uidaho.edu Phone: 208-885-7183

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