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Service-Learning in Online Courses: Exploring Opportunities

Friday, February 9, 2010John Hamerlinck

Minnesota Campus Compact

Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009I. Elaine Allen, Ph.D. & Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.http://www.sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/pdf/learningondemand.pdf

Dr. Jean R. Strait Hamline University

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ServiceLearning

http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/

Preparation to learnwhile serving

Reflection through structured opportunitiescreated to think, talk, and write about the service experience

Meaningful contributionsto the community

Evaluation/Assessment with constructive feedbackproviding information on community and student outcomes

Community Service vs. Service-LearningCommunity Service Service-Learning

Students remove trash from a riverbed providing a service to the community as volunteers.

Students remove trash from a riverbed,• analyze what they found,• share the results and offer suggestions for the community to reduce pollution,• and then reflect on what they have learned from the experience.

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse www.servicelearning.org

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Lots of projects – more like community service

focus on experiential learning through programs like internships and capstones

Collaborative, multiple experiences with same community partner, interdisciplinary

Maybe deeper commitment (more hrs.?) Maybe co-curricular, but not necessarily a deeper curricular context

Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education1. encourages contact between students and faculty,

2. develops reciprocity and cooperation among students,

3. encourages active learning,

4. gives prompt feedback,

5. emphasizes time on task,

6. communicates high expectations, and

7. respects diverse talents and ways of learning.

What aspects of online learning and of service-learning

address these principles?American Association for Higher Education & Accreditation (Formerly

AAHE) http://www.aahea.org

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Serve rural/remote communitiesCommunities without collegesPartner with a small town or towns for a common frame of reference

Partner with a national or international organization on coordinated or long-term projects (Red Cross, United Way, . . . )

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Community Based ResearchNo more fictional case studiesTry starting here to orient students to community-focused learning

97% of community colleges deliver online courses2 + 2, collaborative service projects with 4-yr. institutions

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Online peer reviewed journal Blogs Resource sharing Examples of good practice Coordinated multi-institutional or multi-course projects What else?

A resource for sharing information on the study and practice of:

1. the innovative use of emerging technologies to support civic engagement in higher education

2. service-learning in online teaching

PROPOSED:

John HamerlinckAssociate DirectorMinnesota Campus Compact2356 University Avenue West, Suite 280St. Paul, MN 55114john@mncampuscompact.orgPhone: 651-603-5091Fax: 651-603-5093Web: www.mncampuscompact.orgBlog: http://mncompact.wordpress.com

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