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Resources
If you are interested in volunteering, but do
not attend one of the Community Connection affiliated schools,
please use the Firstlink
web site to find ways to serve the community.
Local Resources
In addition to the Service-Learning Scholars Roundtable,
there are other organizations available to assist you in developing your
service-learning course.
Campus Collaborative
The Campus Collaborative is an interprofessional group that includes over
40 university units and several community organizations in a common goal
to improve community well-being in the University District, focusing special
attention on human services and student quality of life.
1501 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201-2602
Phone: 614/292-5621
Fax: 614/292-2407
E-mail: campuscollab@osu.edu
http://www.osu.edu/campuscollab/
Contact: Michael Casto, Director
The P-12 Project Neighborhood Schools Initiative
The P-12 Project is committed to assisting Ohio’s Schools, particularly
those that serve underserved children and youth. Our scope includes the
entire state, but we have a responsibility to be good neighbors to the
schools in our local community, which are some of the most needy in the
Columbus area. Because of our proximity to these schools, we have developed
a strong relationship with fourteen neighborhood schools.
Visit http://p12.osu.edu/neighborhood.php
for information on these local efforts.
Ohio Campus Compact
Campus Compact is a national coalition of more
than 900 colleges and university presidents devoted to the civic purposes
of higher education. To support this civic mission, Campus Compact promotes
community service that develops students' citizenship skills and values,
encourages partnerships between campuses and communities, and assists
faculty who seek to integrate public and community engagement into their
teaching and research.
615 North Pearl Street
Granville, OH 43023
Phone: 740/587-7680
Fax: 740/587-7681
Email: occdick@alink.com
http://www.ohiok-16service.org/
Contact: Richard Kinsley, Executive Director and Service-Learning Scholars
Roundtable member
Project Community / Ohio Union
Project Community is a clearinghouse of volunteer
resources, referrals, and programs.
211 Ohio Union
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
Ph: 292-SERV
Fax: 292-6061
Contact: Collier Lumpkin, Coordinator
of Community Service
National Resources
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
"Learning In Deed: Making a Difference Through Service Learning."
From the Web site: "The W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 1998 launched
Learning In Deed, a national initiative to engage more young people in
service to others as part of their academic life."
American
Association of Colleges and Universities
Site provides detailed descriptions of its projects, including the Diversity
Initiative, in which service-learning and campus-community partnerships
play an important role.
American
Association of Higher Education Service-Learning Project
A description of AAHE's Service-Learning Project, including coalition-building
conferences and the 18-volume monograph series on service-learning in
the disciplines. Also includes links to other service-learning resources.
AACTE
National Service-Learning in Teacher Education Partnership (NSLTEP)
Made possible in part by a grant from the Corporation for National Service
/ Learn and Serve America, the AACTE/NSLTEP project is designed to help
develop institutional capacity and interinstitutional infrastructure to
incorporate service-learning in teacher education programs.
UCLA Service-Learning
Clearinghouse
Funded by the Corporation for National Service and the University of Minnesota
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, the UCLA Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Project's mission is to provide resources and support to Learn and Serve
America Higher Education grantees and subgrantees, as well as the higher
education service-learning field at large. This web site contains information
and resources focusing on Faculty Issues, K- H Partnerships, Assessment
and Evaluation, Training and Technical Assistance, and Service-Learning
Research.
Service
Learning in Composition (National Council of
Teachers of English)
This site is a resource for teachers, researchers, and community partners
interested in connecting writing instruction to community action.
California
State University
Links to CSU campus programs, national sites, campus sites, Campus Compact
pages, national service organizations, funding sources.
National
Campus Compact
Examples of course syllabi, links to resources.
Service-Learning
A comprehensive site with definitions of service-learning; a thorough
listing of undergraduate service-learning programs with online course
lists and syllabi; links to college and university homepages; and a list
of links to service-learning organizations, networks and resources.
Learn,
Serve & Surf
An "internet resource kit" for service-learning practitioners.
A site created as part of a graduate studentÅfs work in Instructional
Technology at UT Austin. Lists model programs and practices, listservs,
discussion sites, links, etc. Also contains a definition and description
of service-learning and its various components, with a bibliography.
Florida
International University
Basic question and answer section, useful links. Includes "101 Ideas
for Combining Service and Learning" in various disciplines. Site
can be accessed from Colorado page.
Humboldt
State University (Acatas, CA.)
Site offers faculty support information, links, and examples of courses
in action.
Virginia Tech. Extensive site offering general information, faculty support,
national links, annual reports, and a chatroom.
Southern Methodist
University
Offers ideas for courses.
Tufts
University (by way of the Massachusetts Campus
Collaborative)
Offers a selection of course syllabi, on line guides and handbooks, service-learning
writings, and community and civics development information.
University
of Michigan
Michigan
Journal of Community Service Learning
The MJCSL is a peer-reviewed academic journal containing papers written
by faculty and service-learning educators on research, theory, pedagogy,
and issues pertinent to the service-learning community. Site contains
abstracts of MJCSL articles and information on subscribing and submitting
manuscripts.
The National
Service-Learning Clearinghouse
This site contains a searchable database of K-12 and higher education
service-learning literature, information about events, listservs and Learn
& Serve America efforts and links to a variety of service-learning
information resources.
National Society for
Experiential Education
Includes information about various experiential education methods, including
service-learning. Also includes membership and conference information,
lists of publications and resources, and a description of NSEE's mission
and history.
Purdue University
EPICS Engineering Projects in Community Service
California
State University, San Marcos.
Links to extensive service-learning bibliography.
Service-Learning:
A Student's Experience
Service-learning Web site developed by a student in Administering
Service Learning Programs, a service-learning seminar course designed
and taught by Dr. Susan Jones through the Ohio State University Department
of Educational Policy and Leadership.
List adapted from Campus Compact's Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit
(1999)
This web site is brought to you by the Service Learning Initiative, Project
Community at the Ohio Union, and the P-12 Project.
Contact us at
communityconnection@osu.edu.
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