Service Learning

When looking at the term Service Learning there are many ways to interpret into a definition. Some say it is giving back to the community, others say it’s another way professor put you to work to learn, and many fell that it's an opportunity that take what you learn in the text books and apply it to real life situations.

When I look at service learning I like to incorporate two of the three of the views listed above. The way to engage in service learning you must understanding course concepts. These concepts will be implemented by engaging yourself in required reading, text books, and etc. After understanding the concepts you are ready to engage in community activities. In these community activities you will see the course concepts come to life. By them coming to life a better understanding of the concepts will present itself.

In the words of my colleagues and I service learning is "Throwing away the textbook, while engaging in service to gain more personal experience and better understand of information presented to us”

We say throwing away the textbook because we fell the best way to learn is by engaging in the environment that you are learning in. By involving yourself in this environment there becomes a more fulfillment within yourself because it adds meaning behind what you have learned.