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March 2013 RodCast Articles

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Maureen Barry

My copy of Harry C. Boyte's "The Citizen Solution:  How you can make a difference"  just arrived.  I requested it because Boyte is coming to my campus in April, and I plan to go hear him speak.  I'm only on page 15, but I've already found a passage that resonates very deeply for me.

Tags: "The Citizen Solution", Anna Lappe, Every time you spend your money, Harry C. Boyte, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want Categories: SL Models
Posted on March 3, 2013 by Maureen Barry

Purdue University has recently published a free online Service Learning Reflection Journal.  This could be a very useful tool, particularly for those new to service-learning.  It offers some reflection prompts and exercises to assign for students.  Reflection is an integral piece of the service-learning experience, as it often ties the service to the learning for students. The journal is available for download here. Sass, M. (2013) Service Learning Reflection Journal.

Tags: Margaret Sass, Purdue University, Service Learning Reflection Journal Categories: Reflection
Posted on March 3, 2013 by Maureen Barry

Every once in awhile, I'll check around to see if there are any new examples of libraries or librarians partnering with service-learning projects in higher education.  What I've noticed is that quite a few libraries provide a service-learning libguide (research guide, for you non-librarians...and even that may not make sense!).  This seems to be the most popular example of library support for service-learning.  In most cases, these are guides to support faculty for finding articles, books, etc.

Tags: library support for service-learning, Service-learning libguides, Service-learning research guides Categories: Library/librarian roles
Posted on March 3, 2013 by Maureen Barry

Of course I knew that I wasn't the first librarian to travel with a class, but I'm still excited when I find a new article that describes another librarian's adventures as they travel with students. Today, I discovered this article by John Eric Juricek:  Embedded in Shanghai:  A librarian accompanies students to China. And I thought going to Appalachian Ohio was "extreme."

Tags: ACRL, Association of College & Research Libraries, C&RL News, Embedded in Shanghai, John Eric Juricek Categories: Embedded librarianship