February 2011 RodCast Articles
I will give a presentation next Monday, March 7 at the Librarians Association of The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH) Annual Conference, Service Learning: Keeping the library engaged in the curriculum and the community. The presentation description is: Librarians are uniquely positioned to support faculty members as they create service learning courses to engage students with curriculum and forge vital community partnerships.
Since our service learning experience (the book sorting activity) was cancelled yesterday, we created an alternate service project for our students. And with only 3 weeks left in the quarter, we consulted with Dr. Sarah Twill to craft an acceptable alternative. She offered the following project that she has used in her own classes. This is worth 14 points, as was the original project (book sorting).
Flexibility is extremely important in service learning partnerships. And anyone who teaches undergraduates knows that students often lack flexibility. That is one of the challenges of service-learning courses.
Our class didn't meet during Week 5 due to the ice storm.