From examples of syllabi to conference information, the following
links information of interest to new and experienced community learning
practitioners. (Note: In these documents, service learning and community learning are used interchangeably.)
Community Learning in Higher Education
UCLA Service
Learning Clearinghouse
Great for service learning faculty and administrators - includes
list of resources and links to articles, sample syllabi, and more.
Chancellor’s Office
CSU service learning information & links to CSU campus web sites
Campus Compact
List of links to other higher ed community learning offices, great
collection of higher ed syllabi
Youth Service America
A resource center and alliance of 300 organizations committed to
increasing opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally,
or globally
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Papers
A Stanford University effort to disseminate historical information
concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and his social movement
Cesar
Chavez Foundation
Foundation started in 1993 to educate people about Cesar Chavez
and to engage them in carrying on his values and vision
Help SCC
Database of social service agencies in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz
counties
Volunteer Match
National database of volunteer opportunities
Conferences
AAHE: Forum on Faculty Roles
and Rewards
Forum for giving give status, direction, and practical guidance
to the nationally emerging reexamination of faculty expectations,
evaluation, and rewards
Campus Compact - Continuums
of Service
Four state coalition of ninety-two higher education institutions
that seek to increase campus-wide participation in community and
public service and to integrate service learning into the curriculum
Conferences by Academic Discipline - Conferences may offer faculty
ideas and venues for presentation of service learning activities
& scholarship
Engaged Department Conference - Offered by CSU Chancellor's office
to support university departments making a commitment to service
learning - check with the SJSU Center for Service Learning for details.
National
Service-Learning Conference
The National Service-Learning Conference highlights and promotes
service learning as a way of teaching and learning that builds academic
and citizenship skills while renewing communities
Visit the Center for Community Learning & Leadership's Lending Library for great resources!
Michigan Journal of Community
Service Learning
Peer-reviewed journal consisting of articles written by faculty
and service learning educators on research, theory, pedagogy, and
issues pertinent to the service learning community
Advances in Education Research, Natl. Library of Education Office
of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education
Service-Learning
Bookshelf
A reference book with descriptions of 171 nonfiction, picture books,
and novels selected to enhance your service learning activities
