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Using Service-Learning to Intentionally Teach FYE Course Objectives:

This workshop presentation by Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski, hosted by Weber State University, explores effective methods to incorporate service-learning into First-Year Experience (FYE) courses. Delving into key FYE topics—such as time management, learning styles, and critical thinking—participants will learn how to directly link course objectives to community engagement activities. The session also discusses reflection strategies, syllabus construction tips, and the vital role of community partners, ensuring that students see the clear connection between their academic coursework and real-world impacts.

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Using Service-Learning to Intentionally Teach FYE Course Objectives:

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  1. Using Service-Learning to Intentionally Teach FYE Course Objectives: Making the Link Obvious to Students Presented by: Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski Community-Based and Experiential Learning Weber State University October 27, 2006

  2. Workshop Topics • FYE topics and objectives addressed through service-learning projects • Reflection • Service-learning paper or oral presentation • Syllabus Construction

  3. What are some of the topics you cover in your FYE class that you think are addressed through the service-learning assignment?

  4. FYE Topics & S-L • Time management • Learning styles • Engagement with learning • Critical thinking • Effective writing & speaking • Major and career choices • Diversity • Individual values

  5. How can you link the service-learning project to the topic?

  6. REFLECTION

  7. Reflection • Journal entries • In-class reflection exercises • Demonstrations: • Critical thinking • “On the Fence, Off the Fence”

  8. Final Paper or Presentation • What? • So what? • Now what?

  9. Syllabus Construction: Tips • List course objectives and discuss (orally) which ones S-L is addressing. • Schedule a time for a discussion of S-L, what it is and why it is important. • Schedule a time for your community partner(s) to come to class.

  10. Syllabus Construction: Tips • Schedule 3 to 5 in-class reflection sessions throughout the semester. • Spread due dates for reflection journal entries across the semester. • Include the service-learning project logistics, requirements, and assignments on the syllabus.

  11. A Closer Look at Your Syllabus • Course Development Worksheet

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