You don’t need to be a teacher to recognize that important student learning takes place outside of the classroom. Service learning is an intentional instructional strategy used by schools across the ...

Four one-hour workshops on service-learning -- its use, design and tools -- are being offered this spring by the Center for Instructional Excellence. The series is designed for faculty and program ...

About five years ago, I attended a lecture on “Service Learning.” I was excited to try this new way to teach in my Advanced Procedures class. Since my students began Service Learning projects, I am ...

Those of us working in higher education, have been talking about “service learning” for many years, but for many it is a new concept. What is “service learning?” Quite simply, it is a process which ...

"I am convinced that . . . The academy must become a more vigorous partner in the search for answers to our most pressing social, civic, economic, and moral problems – and must reaffirm its historic ...

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to promote "service learning" -- that is, integrating community service projects with classroom learning. The administration stated support for ...

We are committed to preparing students for democratic citizenship, strengthening our partnerships for change, and ensuring that our teaching, research, and institutional actions contribute to the ...

Andrea DeMaria is an associate professor who takes the ‘public’ in Public Health seriously. As an educator in the Department of Public Health her goal is to get scientific findings into the hands of ...

Almost two decades ago, through a reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, emerged the idea that students may need different degrees of support to achieve the same academic ...

NEW YORK — When visiting the doctor, everyone wants to be treated by an expert, but also someone who is compassionate and ...