Student/Faculty Academic Service Learning engagement:
Submissions in this category will be any length of asset (including PSAs), no limits, and must be the result of a service learning initiative in an established course at a participating school.
Submissions can be from individual students or groups of students participating in the service learning initiative, or from faculty members leading the service learning initiative.
Category examples: Media chosen for this category will capture the essence of Academic Service Learning projects at participating institutions. Particular consideration should be paid to depicting authentic learning experiences and their measurement through the reflections component of the course.
Why should your institution participate in this engagement network??
The Governors Challenge Engagement Network achieves the following educational goals:
1. assesses the learning of civic engagement;
2. disseminates student research and faculty endeavors in a public format; and
3. engages K-12 schools and higher ed with their communities in academic endeavors.
Here is what your organization can achieve by partnering with us:
1. Professional Portfolio Development - Promote the creation of professional multimedia portfolios by both students and faculty.
2. National Showcase of Service Learning - Provide a national, public platform for publishing best practices in service learning and multimedia creation. The design of the platform will meet the needs of the respective audiences of K-12 and higher education.
3. Assessment - Demonstrate learning through rigorous qualitative and quantitative approaches of assessment.
4. Create Partnerships - Establish and strengthen partnerships between K-12, higher education, and their communities.
2009 Faculty Service Learning Feature Winner:
Tim Hacker & Steve Holt, University of TN at Martin
"The Mural"
2009 Student Service Learning Feature Winner:
Kathy Klause, Volunteer State Comm. College, Gallatin, TN
"My Day In the Operating Room"
