Service Learning - How To

Steps to Starting a Service-Learning Course at UWSP

Semester prior to course delivery:

1. Meet with UWSP's Service-Learning Coordinator.
2. Define student learning objectives and outcomes.
3. Initiate community partnerships.
4. Develop reflection activities.
5. Develop grading and assessment measures.
6. Discuss with the Service-Learning Coordinator the role that you would like him/her to play in the service-learning project throughout the semester.
7. Design the course the include the service-learning project(s).
8. Arrange logisitcs of the course and edit service-learning forms as necessary.

Semester of course delivery:

• 9.    If desired, arrange for the Service-Learning Coordinator to speak with students about
         service-learning prior to the initiation fo the project.
• 10.    Start the project.
• 11.    Communicate with the agency and students throughout the semester.
• 12.    Perform assessment and evaluation of service-learning project.