Service-Learning is

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What is Service Learning?

• 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 or regional
  industry
• Relates to students course work
• Involves reflection on the students part
• Creates a bridge between the university and the
  community/region/world around it.

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Experiential Education
Internships
Service-Learning
Volunteerism
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Service-Learning at UI

• 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 universitys mission to
  integrate outreach with teaching, research, and
  creative activity to solve real-world problems,
  while providing transformational experiences for
  learners.

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Service-Learning Growth 2007-2013
Service-Learning at UI
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Service-Learning at the University of Idaho
2006 - 2013
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Survey says.

• 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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Survey Feedback

• Share your questions and ideas with us!
• Service-Learning Center
• E-mail servicelearning_at_uidaho.edu
• Phone [phone]