Service Learning
What is Service-Learning?
In the past several years, service-learning has spread rapidly throughout the country. In a recent survey during the 1999-2000 academic year, the organization Campus Compact found that:
- -712,000 students had participated in some form of service
- -12.2 percent of faculty were offering service-learning courses
- -6,272 service-learning courses were taught
- -9 percent required service-learning courses for graduation
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) estimated that more than 13 million school students were involved in service and service-learning during the 2000-2001 academic year.
OK...that's nice. But what exactly is this "service-learning" concept?? Here's a few FAQ's!
What is "service-learning"? (the dictionary definition)
What is the difference between service-learning and community service?
What does this have to do with IIT?
On Your Own
Chicago Cares is a great place to find specific projects around the Chicagoland area. You can create an account and get weekly updates containing projects that match your interests and skills.
*The information found in this section is adapted from www.servicelearning.org