|
Faculty Service-Learning Website Resources |
- American Association of Colleges & Universities
www.aacu-edu.org
AAC&U’s site provides detailed descriptions of its projects, including the Diversity Initiative, in which service-learning and campus-community partnerships play an important role, and the new Center for Liberal Education and Civic Engagement, a joint initiative with Campus Compact. The site also contains general information about membership, meetings, and publications. - American Association of Higher Education Service-Learning Project
www.aahe.org/service
A description of AAHE’s Service-Learning Project, including coalition-building conferences and the multi-volume monograph series on service-learning in the disciplines. Also includes links to other service-learning resources and to other AAHE programs and partnerships. - Broadening Horizons through Service Learning
www.aacc.nche.edu/initiatives/horizons/slch.htm
A project of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to "build on established foundations to integrate service learning into the institutional climate of community colleges, and to increase the number, quality, and sustainability of service learning programs through an information clearinghouse, data collection and analysis, model programs, training and technical assistance, publications, and referrals - Big Dummy's Guide to Service Learning
www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/bigdummy.html
27 Simple Answers to Good Questions on: Faculty, Programmatic, Student, Administrative, & Non-Profit Issues. - Campus Compact Center for Community Colleges
www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/compact/
Is a membership organization which supports a burgeoning level of community service activity among students, faculty and administration on over 500 college and university campuses across the country. -
Citizenship And Service Education Program (CASE)
www.scils.rutgers.edu/case/case.html
At Rutgers University, prepares students to participate as active and effective citizens in a democratic society, advances the service mission of Rutgers, The State University to the citizens of New Jersey; and offers New Jersey communities the means to tap Rutgers' resources in order to meet community-identified needs. - Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL)
www.cool2serve.org/homeofc/home.htm
The Campus Outreach Opportunity League is a national non-profit that helps college students start, strengthen, and expand their community service programs. - Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/servicelearningres.html
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) promotes health through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions, using service-learning, community-based research, community service, and other partnership strategies. This site contains a variety of resources, including syllabi and assessment tools. - Council for Independent Colleges (CIC)
www.cic.org/projects_services.index.asp
This site contains information on two CIC projects related to service-learning: Serving to Learn-Learning to Serve, and Engaging Communities and Campuses. - CSU Community Service-Learning Website
www.calstate.edu/csl
The CSU community service-learning website provides an overview of programs throughout the CSU system. It includes campus profiles, systemwide initiatives, reports and publications on community service-learning, and more. - Giraffe Project
www.giraffe.org
Giraffe Project finds, commends and publicizes people who stick their necks out for the common good. - Idealist
http://www.idealist.org
"Action Without Borders" provides an index of volunteer opportunities for nonprofit service, jobs or internships, plus resources for education, human rights and the environment. - Invisible College
www.selu.edu/orgs/ic/
Invisible College "is a national organization dedicated to service-learning. We are university faculty and staff, community partners, and students working toward a common goal- increasing the practice of service-learning across the United States." - Impact Online
www.impactonline.org
"using the Internet for Change"... will help you turn your concerns into actions by connecting you with information about social issues, and linking you with organizations that are doing something about them. - International Partnership for Service-Learning
www.ipsl.org
IPS-L coordinates programs that unite academic study and community service, making the two activities more relevant and enriching. This site includes information on undergraduate and graduate programs in 14 countries. - The Journal of Public Service & Outreach
www.uga.edu/~jpso
This site includes the Journal’s mission and information about subscribing to the Journal or submitting articles. - Learn, Serve, & Surf
www.edb.utexas.edu/servicelearning/index.html
An “internet resource kit” for service-learning practitioners. Lists model programs and practices, listservs, discussion sites, links, etc. Also contains a definition and description of service-learning and its various components, with a bibliography. - Learning In Deed
www.learningindeed.org
Encourages young people to serve in the community as part of academic life, and is also a tool for becoming informed about and involved in service-learning. - Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning
www.umich.edu/~ocsl/MJCSL
The MJCSL is a peer-reviewed academic journal containing papers written by faculty and service-learning educators on research, theory, pedagogy, and issues pertinent to the service-learning community. The site contains abstracts of MJCSL articles and information on subscribing and submitting manuscripts. - National Service Learning (K-12) Clearinghouse
www.nicsl.coled.umn.edu/
The National Service Learning (K-12)Clearinghouse is a partner in the National Service-Learning Cooperative (NSLC). As a central repository of information about service-learning programs, organizations, people, calendar events, and literature/multimedia materials, the NSLC Clearinghouse provides access to service-learning information through Information Specialists at a toll-free telephone number (1-800-808-SERVe) and via the Internet. - National Society for Experiential Education
www.nsee.org
Includes information about various experiential education methods, including service-learning. Also includes membership and conference information, lists of publications and resources, and a description of NSEE’s mission and history. - New England Resource Center for Higher Education
www.nerche.org
The site includes descriptions of NERCHE’s funded projects, including Faculty Professional Service. Also included are news updates, descriptions of think tanks, and contact information. - NCTE’s Service-Learning in Composition Website
www.ncte.org/cccc/Service-Learning/index.shtml
This site is a resource for teachers, researchers, and community partners interested in connecting writing instruction to community action. - Partnership For Service Learning
www.ipsl.org/
has originated, designed and implemented international/intercultural service-learning since 1982. - Peace Corps Service Learning
www.peacecorps.gov/wws/service/
Gives educators and students the tools and resources to plan, create, perform, and evaluate a service-learning project. - Project Sledgehammer
www.ProjectSledgehammer.org/
Gain experience in your field to stay competitive while doing some problem BASHING with Project Sledgehammer, a project of Career Volunteering. - Quest International
www.quest.edu/
"supports adults as they work to help young people build resiliency--the ability to face and overcome life's difficulties--and resist the lure of negative behaviors. We help adults find practical ways to enrich the quality of children's lives and to guide them toward a constructive and rewarding future" - Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development
www-personal.ksu.edu/~rcled/
includes several full-text articles on rural service learning programs and links to related resources. - SERVEnet
www.servenet.org/
is an interactive "hub" site for the world of service and volunteering. Created by Youth Service America, SERVEnet is both a tool for service organizations to collaborate on best practices with others in the field, and a new point of entry for student volunteers. - Service Learning Archives
csf.colorado.edu/sl/
This collection in Denver, Colorado contains a warehouse of information about Service Learning programs at colleges and universities around the United States, as well as current research in the field, publications, and other information. - Service Learning at Maricopa
www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/sl/
Each of the colleges in the Maricopa Community College District describes their service learning program. - U.S. Corporation for National Service
www.cns.gov/
is responsible for promoting participation in community service including Learn and Serve America, AmeriCorps, and Senior Corps. - VISTA Web
www.friendsofvista.org/
"Since 1965, over 120,000 Americans have performed national service as VISTA Volunteers. VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) places individuals with community-based agencies to help find long-term solutions to the problems caused by urban and rural poverty. Founded in 1981, Friends of VISTA has led national efforts to protect the VISTA program from funding cuts and to promote improvements and expansions in the program."
