Service-Learning
What Is Service-Learning?
"Service-Learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning and development. Reflection and reciprocity are key concepts of service-learning." (Jacoby, 1996).
Service-Learning Benefits Students Through
- Personal growth and development
- Intellectual development and academic learning
- Social growth and development
- Hands-on use of skills and knowledge that increases relevance of academic skills
- Opportunities that accommodate different learning styles
- Interaction with people of diverse cultures and lifestyles
- Opportunities for meaningful involvement with the local community
- Evaluating, questioning, and reformulating their civic values
Examples of Service-Learning
at Georgia Tech
EPICS
EPICS is an innovative new program at Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Industrial and Systems Engineering that places teams of undergraduate engineering students into a partnership with local community service agencies. The partnership provides many benefits to the students and the community alike.
Resources:
- Campus Compact
- The International Partnership for Service Learning
- Educators for Community Engagement
- National Service Learning Clearinghouse
- International Alliance in Service and Education
- Engineers Without Borders
- Engineering for Developing Communities
- GaTech Community Outreach Partnership Programs
Service Projects Photos
