Integrating Service Learning in a Technical Writing Course

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Integrating Service Learning in a Technical
Writing Course

• Joy Sterrantino
• English Department
• University of TX _at_ Arlington
• jsterrantino_at_uta.edu

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Technical Writing Class Goals

• Teach the principles
• Teach the techniques
• Teach the context
• Teach the application

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Technical Writing Class Goals

• Teach the application

"What we have to learn to do, we learn by
doing. -Aristotle
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Teaching the Application
Teaching the Application

• We can either
• Teach principles first,

• then apply them to a project.

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Teaching the Application
Teaching the Application

• Or
• Choose a project,

• then teach the principles
• needed to complete it.

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How to Build the Framework
Using Michael Brittains Five Easy Steps to
Integrate Service Learning Step 1 Identify a
Theme Step 2 Design a Service Learning
Assignment Step 3 Identify Specific Learning
Tasks Step 4 Create Student Learning Outcomes
Based on Tasks Step 5 Find an Appropriate Means
of Assessment
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Integrating Service Learning in a Technical
Writing Course

• Joy Sterrantino
• English Department
• University of TX _at_ Arlington
• jsterrantino_at_uta.edu