Service learning

For my Community Service Learning placement, I am volunteering for PAAL, which is a program for children and youth with physical and intellectual impairments. Their vision is to offer individuals who otherwise may not get the chance, an opportunity to participate in a wide variety of physical activities. My placement is on Saturday mornings with a 13 year old girl whom we will call Emily. Emily and her twin sister were born with cerebral palsy, which is the most common motor disability in childhood

From a young age, those who have the privilege to do service, seem to be taught that we do service because we have the ability to help and work for the community. This has always been how it has been told and taught to me that we do service to help others and that you do not gain anything for ourselves. Service is often seen as a “selfless” act, yet if this is how it's viewed everyone involved is missing a huge part of the service. Service needs to start being taught and viewed as two-way street

“Service Learning is a form of practical experience that enhances learning in all areas of a nursing program, and the experience of service learning reinforces the moral and civic values inherent in serving others (Ferris State University School of Nursing, 2015, p. 1). Consequently, to enhance my learning I completed my service learning at the Interprofessional Wellness Clinic, which focuses on diabetes education at Ferris State University. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to reflect in detail

Jackson State University. The purpose of this article is to explain and explore utilizing service learning in building leadership skills amongst its students. Finally, the success of the service learning program is examined. Literature Review: So, what is service learning? According to Ejiwale, “Service learning as an educational method by which participants learn and develop through active participation in service that is conducted in and meets the needs of a community” (2013, p. 188). This allows students

1. What learning theory is it based on - if any? Is the learning theory appropriate for the program? Why or why not? If you cannot identify a learning theory, discuss which one you would use and why you would use it for this specific program: Staff development program provides staff with the tool and skills to gain competency in their workplace and opportunity to explore and learn new techniques. This semester, I had a chance to observe a staff development in-service conducted by a Nurse Educator

Currently, My service learning experience is doing very well. Without a doubt, I enjoy working with the individual child I am assigned to help with their homework and tutor every week. I feel like I have gotten a lot of first hand examples of many things we have learned in class so far in the semester in ChAD 60. Of course, I am excited to continue volunteering and taking note of more aspects of child development as I move forward with with volunteering at my service learning site. During the peer

Using service learning to teach classic learning theories ", Sheafer (2014) tells us about a research project of a psychology course at the LeTourneau University which required 19 enrolled students to participate in service learning assignment. Service learning is an educational approach that contributes to the learning of students through involving them in providing an organized voluntary services to the community. The project aims at letting students see empirically verified service learning concepts

Service learning is like community service integrated with academic study in which students are actively learning about their society. There are more pros than cons in service learning. Service learning give students the opportunity to learn about the real world. So, these students can learn how to be a part of their community. This allows participants to develop connections with peers and adults outside their family. It helps students apply what they learn in class to real-life situations. Student

Introduction Service-learning is a new phenomenon that many colleges, communities, and organizations are becoming deeply involved with. With this being so new there are many definitions and perceptions about service-learning. With multiple perspectives on this community-building program there is one outcome; students gain insightful experience into the workforce in building their communities up. Often this is also referred to as experiential learning. By coupling classroom instruction to the

highest priorities. We spent a huge portion of class dedicating our time to service learning or planning for it. Not only did we give back to a local agency, a Minnesota children’s hospital, we gave back to an international agency, Masinyusane. Giving back is important for everyone, especially college students. Service learning is a wonderful opportunity to learn various new things that can be used throughout life. These service experiences have opened my eyes to new ways I can volunteer within the community