Faculty Development

Michigan Campus Compact Service-Learning for Faculty and Staff Toolkit

This Toolkit was developed as a practicum project by Amanda Beardall, a student at Michigan State University, for the Michigan Campus Compact Network in 2017.

Additions and edits were made by Michigan Campus Compact staff.

Network members are encouraged to submit additional resources which will sustain this Toolkit as a robust, versatile resource serving our diverse campus and community environments.

Additional resources can be found at https://compact.org/resource-posts.

Topics:

  1. Introduction
  2. Designing and Implementing Service Learning Courses
  3. Rewards and Benefits of Service Learning
  4. Promising Practices for Faculty in Service Learning
  5. Promising Practices for Working with Students
  6. Promising Practices by Discipline
  7. Promising Practices for Specific Student Populations
  8. Promising Practices by Institution Type
  9. Additional Toolkits and Resources


Introduction

Service-learning is an approach to teaching and learning in which students use academic knowledge and skills to address genuine community needs. (National Youth Leadership Council, 2017)

 


Designing and Implementing Service Learning Courses

When designing service learning courses, faculty should work closely with their institution’s community service/service learning office or equivalent office as well as their department chair to ensure service learning programs meet learning outcomes.

 

 

 

 

 

Rewards and Benefits of Service Learning

There are documented benefits of service-learning for faculty, staff, students and institutions.  Recognizing service-learning in tenure and promotion guidelines as a key component of sustainability.

 

 


Promising Practices for Faculty in Service Learning


Promising Practices for Working with Students

 


Promising Practices by Discipline

 

 

 


Promising Practices for Specific Student Populations


Promising Practices by Institution Type

Service learning looks different based on institutional type. Different institution types have unique missions, student populations, locations, and resources so it is important to understand best practices for specific institution types. Below you will find various resources and best practices by institution type.

National Campus Compact Indicators of Engagement


Additional Resources

National Campus Compact Indicators of Engagement