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Service- Learning Big Trees Come From Little Seeds

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This document was created by an individual or individuals who submitted a proposal so he / she / they may present at the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiative’s 2011 Conference on Service and Volunteerism (GCSV11). This proposal was approved by the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism (ICCSV) and other community partners. Sharing this document is a courtesy extended by the OFBCI to conference attendees who may want to reference materials covered at the GCSV11, and the OFBCI in no way not responsible for specific content within.

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Service-Learning

Big Trees Come From Little Seeds

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The Laws of Planting/Reaping =The Laws of Service Learning

• You have to sow in order to reap• You reap what you sow• You reap more than you sow

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Begin With the End in Mind

• Why do we plant?• Why do we want a service learning program?

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First Steps• Joined Indiana Campus Compact in 2006• Conducted a “really mini” S-L conference• Before 2006, Ivy Tech Columbus had zero

classes participating in service-learning• The first year as members of ICC, we had

___ classes perform S-L• Most awareness and champions

resulted from personal contact

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What is Service-Learning?

• Common Language – get on this right away!• 3 Parts (PAR)

– Plan– Act– Reflect

• 2 Types– Direct– Indirect

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Expert Assistance

• What is an expert?• George KuhDirector Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research 1999-2010 Director National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) 2008-present Director Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)2008-present Director Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE)2003-2010 Director National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 1999-2007 Director NSSE Institute for Effective Education Practice 2002-2007

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George D. KuhGeorge D. Kuh

Ivy Tech Community College 2Ivy Tech Community College 2ndnd Annual Annual Learning College ConferenceLearning College Conference

February 14, 2008February 14, 2008Ivy Tech Ivy Tech pictures are “Courtesy of Ivy Tech

Community College

High Impact Activities :

What They Are, Why They Work,

and Who Benefits

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Student Success in CollegeStudent Success in College

Academic achievement, Academic achievement, engagement in engagement in educationally purposeful activitieseducationally purposeful activities, , satisfactionsatisfaction, , acquisition of desired acquisition of desired knowledge, skills and competenciesknowledge, skills and competencies, , persistencepersistence, , attainment of educational attainment of educational objectivesobjectives, , and post-college performanceand post-college performance

Source: George Kuh

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Most Important Skills Employers Look For In New Hires

Teamwork skills

Critical thinking/ reasoning

Oral/written communication

Ability to assemble/organize information

Innovative/thinking creatively

Able to work with numbers/statisticsForeign language

proficiency

* Skills/abilities recent graduates think are the two most important to employers

Source: George Kuh

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“ “Deep”/Integrative LearningDeep”/Integrative Learning

Attend to the underlying meaning of Attend to the underlying meaning of information as well as contentinformation as well as content

Integrate and synthesize different ideas, Integrate and synthesize different ideas, sources of informationsources of information

Discern patterns in evidence or Discern patterns in evidence or phenomenaphenomena

Apply knowledge in different situationsApply knowledge in different situations

View issues from multiple perspectivesView issues from multiple perspectives

Source: George Kuh

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Effective Educational Practices

Level of Level of Academic Academic ChallengeChallenge

Active & Active & Collaborative Collaborative

LearningLearning

EnrichingEnrichingEducational Educational ExperiencesExperiences

SupportiveSupportiveCampusCampus

EnvironmentEnvironment

Student-Student-Faculty Faculty

InteractionInteraction

Source: George Kuh

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High Impact ActivitiesHigh Impact Activities

First-Year Seminars and Experiences First-Year Seminars and Experiences  Common Intellectual ExperiencesCommon Intellectual Experiences Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities Writing-Intensive CoursesWriting-Intensive Courses Collaborative Assignments and ProjectsCollaborative Assignments and Projects “ “Science as Science Is Done”;Science as Science Is Done”; Undergraduate ResearchUndergraduate Research Diversity/Global LearningDiversity/Global Learning Service Learning, Community-BasedService Learning, Community-Based LearningLearning InternshipsInternships Capstone Courses and ProjectsCapstone Courses and Projects

Source: George Kuh

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Effects of Participating in High-Impact ActivitiesEffects of Participating in High-Impact Activitieson Deep/Integrative Learning and Gainson Deep/Integrative Learning and Gains

Deep

Learning Gains

General Gains

Personal Gains

Practical

First-Year

Learning Communities +++ ++ ++ ++ Service Learning +++ ++ +++ ++

Senior

Study Abroad ++ + ++ Student-Faculty Research +++ ++ ++ ++ Internship ++ ++ ++ ++

Service Learning +++ ++ +++ ++ Culminating Experience ++ ++ ++ ++ + p < .001, ++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .10, +++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .30

Source: George Kuh

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Effects of Participating in High-Impact ActivitiesEffects of Participating in High-Impact Activitieson Student Engagementon Student Engagement

Level of Academic Challenge

Active and Collab.

Learning

Student-Faculty

Interaction

Supportive Campus

Env.

First-Year Learning Communities ++ +++ +++ ++ Service Learning ++ +++ +++ ++

Senior Study Abroad ++ ++ ++ + Student-Faculty Research +++ +++ +++ ++ Internship ++ +++ +++ ++

Service Learning ++ +++ +++ ++ Culminating Experience ++ ++ +++ ++ + p < .001, ++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .10, +++ p < .001 & Unstd B > .30

Source: George Kuh

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Growing and Growing• VC for Academic Affairs directed that one

course S-L course be taught in each program• Partnered with AmeriCorps to create S-L

Coordinator position to assist faculty• Hosted 2010 ICC Southern Regional Meeting• Increasing collaboration with IUPUC

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ChampionInterior Design Classes (Jan Banister)• Helped redesign interior of United

Way after fire- Responses from interior designers,

architects, and furniture dealers were that Ivy Tech is preparing students for real world tasks!

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ChampionCOMM 101 (James Boldman)

• Students volunteered with non-profit agencies and gave speeches about what they learned

- James: “The students really seemed to enjoy the project and several commented that they planned to go back and volunteer again.”

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ChampionCulinary Class (Joe Strangis)

• Prepared a meal at Mill Race Center

- Another meal will be prepared in the Spring as the final exam

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Tipping Point – S-L 101• Sought collaboration grant from ICC $3,000• Held an in-depth faculty training series (5

Fridays – 3 weeks apart – expert assistance)• Provided resources (and lunch!) for faculty

– Creating a Climate for Service Learning Success– A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic

Responsibility into the Curriculum– Quick Hits for Service-Learning: Successful

Strategies by Award-Winning Teachers

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S-L 101 Program

• History of S-L – Angie Cooksey - IUEast• Plan – Gail Robinson – AACC• Act – Karla Gottlieb – United Way• Reflect – Karla Gottlieb• Summary – application in their classrooms• Survey – “plus/delta” exercise

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The History of Service-Learning• 1862 Morrill Act signed by Lincoln• 1899 John Dewey emphasizes experiential learning

through his laboratory school in Chicago• 1961 JFK establishes the Peace Corps• 1967 The term ‘service-learning’ is coined by

educators Robert Sigmon and William Ramsey• 1985 National Campus Compact formed

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Evidence

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Faculty 8 12 23

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EvidenceRoger and Erika, Check out what Ron Dougherty and Bonnie Nolting put together for their business department. Isn't it awesome?! Elaine KvernumAmeriCorps Volunteer Resource ManagerService-Learning Coordinator for Ivy Tech Community [email protected] From: Bonnie Jo NoltingSent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 10:22 AMTo: Elaine C. KvernumSubject: Service learning ppt

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Service LearningService LearningProjectProject

A way to give back to the community while establishing

new network relationships

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ProcessTo complete this project, you will finish

three parts:◦Proposal – Who you want to help and what you

plan to accomplish◦Activity Journal – A log of activities you

accomplished during your time with the agency◦Reflection Paper – A look back at what you

accomplished and how you plan to use this activity in the future.

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Resources Available to You• S-L User Guide (on Public Drive)

– History and Overview– Course Planning (including online courses)– Reflection activities– Information for funding your projects– Optional Forms– Listing of S-L library content– Past Service-Learning Gazettes

• S-L Library (books and resources available for check-out in Coordinator’s area)

• The new United Way Volunteer Guide recently restructured for Ivy Tech’s programs of study!

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Next Steps

• Goals for next year:– Brown bag lunches for the fall– S-L in Online Learning Courses– Faculty Mentoring Groups– Interdisciplinary– Additional 101– New 201

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Let’s Talk