Demonstrating Service Learning Projects in a Technology Driven Environment

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Demonstrating Service Learning Projects in a
Technology Driven Environment
Presented by Lauryn Migenes Charles
Viggiano Leslie Connell
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Learning Objectives

• Explain and Identify Service Learning in the
  College of Business
• Examine the Creativity of Service Learning
  Delivery
• Demonstrate the Implementation, Maintenance and
  Management of Successful Service Learning Projects

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Service Learning

• What is Service-Learning?
• Community need
• Meet course objectives
• Involve a connection between the campus and world
  around it
• Challenge students to be civically engaged
• Involve structured student reflection

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Service Learning

• How does College of Business use service learning
  to fulfill the mission of the university?
• The Cornerstone Course
• 4 credit course
• 25 hour service minimum per student
• 10,000 students and 400,000 directed community
  service hours in four years
• Between 96,000- 288,000 donated per semester

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Projects and Community Partners

• Types of Projects
• Environmental Family and Youth
• Economic / Service Based Junior Achievement
• Community Partners
• Easter Seals Camp Challenge Girls and Boys Town
  
• Second Harvest Food Bank Ronald McDonald House
• New Hope for Kids Ten Thousand Villages

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Community Partners
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Girls and Boys Town of Central Florida
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Creativity of Service Learning Delivery

• Video Stream
• Web courses
• Discussion or Lab

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Think Globally, Act Locally

• Cornerstone and Service Learning
• Orlando Palm Bay
• Ocala Valencia West
• Cocoa Daytona
• Clermont Lake Mary

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Benefits of Service Learning Projects

• UCF
• Goodwill
• Connection to Community
• Central Florida Community
• Recipients of Services
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Students
• 87.2 link service to academic course

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Benefits to Students

• Application of Project Management Skills
• Goals and Objectives
• Problem Solving
• Planning Deadlines
• Decision Making
• Delegating Tasks

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Benefits to Students

• Cornerstone Competencies
• Team Work
• Communication
• Creative Thinking
• Leading Change

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Teamwork

• Team Assignments
• Collaboration
• Managing Conflict
• Team Dynamics
• Ethical and Professional Behavior
• Fundraisers

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Communication

• Assignments
• Creating Business Documents
• Conducting Primary Research
• Negotiating Contracts

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Creative Thinking

• Problem Solving
• Action Plans
• Brainstorming

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Leading Change

• Time and Schedule Management
• Resource Management
• Adapting Behaviors

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Implementation, Maintenance and Management of
Successful SL Projects

• Student Teams Request Projects
• Board Assigns Projects to Teams
• Teams Apply Project Management Skills to Complete
  Service Learning Projects

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Implementation, Maintenance and Management of
Successful SL Projects

• Teams Perform to Accomplish Projects
• Reflections Report and Presentation

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Conclusion

• Explain and Identify Service Learning in the
  College of Business
• Examine the Creativity of Service Learning
  Delivery
• Demonstrate the Implementation, Maintenance and
  Management of Successful Service Learning Projects

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Cornerstone Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v2kfE0FP3DwI

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Thank You