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
  • Colorado Service Learning Program and Syllabi Listing
    University course syllabi & conversation groups
  • Service Learning Curriculum and Program Ideas
    Florida International University website with 101 service learning ideas broken up by department
  • National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
    Informative site on service-learning from Learn & Serve America.
  • National Service Resource Center
    Training and technical assistance provider for programs funded by the Corporation for National & Community Service.
  • The Big Dummy's Guide to Service Learning
    27 Answers to Good Questions on Faculty, Programmatic, Student, Administrative and Nonprofit issues.

Youth Service, National Service, and Community Learning Organizations

• • Corporation for National and Community Service
    Federal organization overseeing national service through the USA Freedom Corps
  • Campus Outreach Opportunity League
    Tools, exchange of ideas, practices, and inspiration around issues of student community involvement.
  • Service Learning Research and Development Center, UC Berkeley
  • Youth Service California
    Service-learning policy, advocacy
  • Learning In Deed
    CART - Compendium of Assessment Tools - standardized tools for assessment (K-12 focus)
  • International Partnership for Service Learning
  • 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
  • Energize
    Publication on volunteer management

Person to Person Advice & Guidance

• • CCLL at SJSU
    An on campus resource center that can provide help with site placement and sponsors several SJSU service programs
  • National Service-Learning Exchange
    A network of over 450 volunteer Peer Mentors with experience in service learning

Community Partner Site/Volunteer Information

• • CCLL database of service learning partners
  • Volunteer Center of Silicon Valley or (408) 247-1126
    Local agency and volunteer placement opportunities in Silicon Valley
  • Points of Light Foundation
  • 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
  • American Association of Community Colleges
    Great conference calendar
  • 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.
  • Educators for Community Engagement
  • 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
  • National Society for Experiential Education
    Membership association offering professional development in experiential education

Publications

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