The Service-Learning faculty can benefit personally and professionally from integrating service-learning into their courses. Teaching with service-learning can:
Promote students’ active learning.
Engage students with different learning styles.
Encourage more interactive teaching methods and reciprocal learning between students and faculty.
Add new insights and dimensions to class discussions.
Foster relationships between faculty and community-based organizations that can open opportunities for other collaborative work.
Provide firsthand knowledge of community issues and opportunities to become more socially active.
Lead to new opportunities for faculty research and publication.
Provide networking opportunities with engaged faculty in other disciplines.
More information on how you can include Service Learning in your course.