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December 2011 RodCast Articles

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Maureen Barry

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how excited I was to dig into Dan Butin's book Service Learning in theory and practice:  The future of community engagement in higher education.  I've just started the book this evening.   Even in the preface, Butin forces the reader to challenge what they know about service-learning.  He proposes that service-learning should find a disciplinary, academic "home" in the curriculum.  He suggests that service-learning as it exists now is a "social movement" but he believes we need to think about an academic home for service learning so that it becomes an

Tags: Dan W. Butin Categories: Civic Engagement, Library/librarian roles, Publications, Readings
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Maureen Barry

This is an interesting read.  Ohio Campus Compact has released its predictions for trends in service in 2012. Read them here.

Tags: Ohio Campus Compact Categories: Civic Engagement, Readings
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Maureen Barry

It's hard to believe it's been nearly a year since I launched Service Learning Librarian.  I'm celebrating a little early since I know I'll be in the throws of teaching, etc. in a few weeks on the actual anniversary.

Tags: Information Literacy, John Riddle, Paul Rogat Loeb, Soul of a Citizen, Where's the Library in Service-Learning? Categories: Civic Engagement, Library/librarian roles