Resources
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
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- 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.
- UCLA Service Learning Clearinghouse
Youth Service, National Service, and Community Learning Organizations
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- 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
- Corporation for National and Community Service
Person to Person Advice & Guidance
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- 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
- CCLL at SJSU
Community Partner Site/Volunteer Information
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- 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
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- 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
- AAHE: Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards
Publications
Visit the Center for Community Learning & Leadership's Lending Library for great resources!
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- 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
- Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning