Higher Education

Webinar: Successful Volunteer Interview Strategies

Angelaw — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:04:33 -0600

Thursday, 12/11
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Interviewing each prospective volunteer can seem overwhelming, but it's one of the best ways to ensure that the volunteers you recruit are the volunteers you need. This Webinar will introduce the different types of questions you want to be asking, and how to hone your interviewing skills. Materials will be provided, plus a training syllabus.

For more information please visit the Volunteer Match Learning Center at http://www.volunteermatch.org/nonprofits/learningcenter/.

The Institute on Global Service-Learning at Cornell University

Angelaw — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:11:01 -0600

The Institute on Global Service-Learning offers faculty, administrators and practitioners an unique opportunity to learn about global service-learning pedagogy, theory, program models, institutional support and scholarship. The Institute seeks to foster greater collaboration and dialogue among participants who are interested in advancing global service-learning theory and practice.

More detailed information about the Institute will be available in the next few weeks.

Civic Engagement and Service-Learning Policy Seminar for Administrators

Angelaw — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:57:30 -0600

Join Peter Levine for a provocative presentation about youth participation in the November 2008 Presidential election, implications for education policy with a new Administration in Washington, DC, including the role of service-learning in preparing and inspiring students to become civically engaged. Dr.

Through a Civic Lens: Strengthening Higher Education from Classroom to Community

Angelaw — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:33:06 -0600

On April 1, 2009, faculty, staff, administrators, students and community partners will gather in Burlington, Vermont to examine the ways campuses can use service, service-learning and civic engagement to enhance various outcomes in higher education regarding such topics as student learning, diversity, residential life, retention, global citizenship, community building, sustainability, alcohol use, student engagement and more.

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Second International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher Education

Angelaw — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:35:33 -0500

The International Center on Service-Learning in Teacher Education will bring together teacher educators from around the world to revisit the Brussels conference outcomes, to clarify service-learning language, share professional work, and explore possibilities for future collaboration on issues of research, policy, and practice. The conference will also feature research, citizenship education, student and faculty exchange, and technological connections through the special interest groups.

SLICE (Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples)

corik — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:05:21 -0500

This is the newest tool from Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. It's an easy-to-search database with hundreds of high quality service-learning lesson plans, syllabi, and project ideas. Access project plans to organize service-learning in school or out of school, with youth of all ages. Take a look at this powerful new tool by visiting the website at SLICE.

Transcending Disciplines, Reinforcing Curricula: Why Faculty Teach with Service Learning

pingv — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:10:18 -0500

Gives the results of a study performed to identify factors that motivate faculty to include service-learning in their courses. General findings include the importance of employing a service-learning coordinator, having a designated office or space, offering faculty opportunities for professional development, and being of benefit to the community at large. Includes service-learning reflections from faculty members, a bibliography, and web resources.

Learn and Serve America - Performance Measurement Resource Center

amberc — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:34:42 -0500