Resources for Faculty Considering or Using Service-Learning

Using Service-Learning?

Help us service your course better by filling out a Faculty Service-Learning Support Request (.pdf) form so we can schedule your presentation and prepare course-appropriate service sites. Please get it to us a few weeks in advance of your course!

Resources

• Week-by-week calendar (.pdf) of Service-Learning support from LDI
• Guides to Direct Service opportunities for your consideration
• Service-Learning Forms
• "An Introduction to Service-Learningat University of Detroit Mercy" (.ppt) Powerpoint presentation (self-running, with narration)
• Kolb’s Learning Cycle & Service-Learning: (.pdf) See how the Kolb Learning Cycle plays a significant role in Service-Learning
• Service-Learning Current Course List for Agencies (.pdf): double check to make sure your course is here

Considering Service-Learning?

Forms that might help you!

• Our Faculty Startup Letter (.doc) will give you information about the coming term.
• Our One Sheet Guide to Using Service-Learning (.doc) - a review of the basics of Service-Learning.
• Our Faculty Service-Learning Support Request (.pdf) form lets you give LDI an idea of your desires - for best service, fill one out!
• Our Powerpoint Service-Learning Presentaion ( "An Introduction to Service-Learningat University of Detroit Mercy" (.ppt , self-running, with narration)) provides you and your students with basic theory and practice of Service-Learning as a learning tool, as well as a link to our Mission.

Reflection:

• A goldmine from Campus Compact (http://www.compact.org/disciplines/reflection/) - types, structuring it, using it.

Curious about Service-Learning?

• Here are some national links
  

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. You can either call John Daniels at 313-993-1776 or you can e-mail him at danieljj@udmercy.edu.