This presentation was given at the 2010 Association for Christians in Student Development conference. Thank you for your interest, and please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments - we appreciate your feedback!
1. Equipping and Empowering Student Professionals through Service-Learning Meagan Smith, M.S. Aaron K. Bennett
2. Welcome! A little about us… Please tell us about you! - Name - Institution - Role - Interest in our topic today
3. At the conclusion of our session, we hope you will be able to: Identify specific ways in which undergraduate students can become partners in designing, implementing, and evaluating service-learning programs Detect opportunities for student professional, personal, and spiritual development in an office setting
4. How do you Picture Service-Learning? Service-Learning is like a wheel… Service-Learning is like a light bulb… Service-Learning is like a case of the hiccups…
5. Service-Learning as a Model of Undergraduate Student Leadership and Professional Development
6. Learning Outcomes for Service-Learning Advocates Communicate effectively with students, professors, and community partners Identify the needs and goals of multiple stakeholders in order to create mutually beneficial solutions and opportunities Prepare for and respond to project crises calmly and creatively Work well with others and facilitate collaborative problem-solving Demonstrate such professional leadership skills as public speaking, planning events, preparing for meetings, and organizing for efficiency Value and advocate for reciprocal learning opportunities as vital for genuine community-building
14. How do you discoverApplicant Strengths and Goals? The Three Things, by Dr. Judy Hutchinson Love to Do Do Well Want to Learn Roles and Reactions scenarios Others would say… In a crisis, I… My organization toolbox includes… SLA’s Three Things: Love to Do: Do Well: Want to Learn:
15. How do weTrain an SLA to be an SLA? Fall Training Week -Newbie & Returning Community Partner Visits Buddy Team System Fall Training Week 2009 I love my Buddy!
16. How do we Support SLAs? Staff Meetings Professional Development Check-ins & One-on-ones Project Autonomy
27. Recognize and value God’s “democracy of wisdom”“It’s the foundation of the work, not the work itself, that is so transformative.” - SLA
28. How does the SLA internshipImpact Student Spiritual Development? Connects a student’s work, academics, gifts, and spiritual life Provides an action-oriented lens for social justice focused on mutual reciprocity Creates a safe spiritual community in which students can share prayer requests, ask challenging questions, and find support through the storms of life “We …are committed to diligent sacrificial service …to inspire and develop a vision and passion for relationship building that understands and embraces our diverse community leaving behind a Christ-centered, life-changing legacy.” – 2009-2010 Vision Statement Excerpt
33. Contact Information Meagan Smith, M.S. mhsmith@apu.edu 626 815-6000 x2826 Aaron K. Bennett abennett@apu.edu 626 815-6000 x2823 Azusa Pacific University Center for Academic Service-Learning and Research http://www.apu.edu/caslr
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Aaron3 MinutesProject Autonomy – give students room to work but are available when questions or problems arise. Kari with Options, working with Business School, Jackie with Sierra High, other alternative high schools, developing the majors fair for visit day.
MeaganThe following responses from SLA experience; other leadership positions may provide similar developmental opportunities, but SL is the bestThese are actual responses = exit interviews
Meagan10 Minutes Total for ImpactInclude Video?
Meagan10 Minutes Total for ImpactInclude Video?
What benefits might come from using the proposed model? What challenges might you face?Given the current economic situation, how could student leaders help your department branch out and continue to impact the campus and local community?How does the presented model change or strengthen your service-learning metaphor?Groups of 4-620 Minutes
5 MinutesHand out evaluations during this time
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