French Service Learning

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French Service Learning

• What is service learning?
• Work placement
• Credit bearing
• Integral part of a degree programme

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• Voluntary sector
• Private sector
• Public sector
• Within the host university itself

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• Aims
• To enable students to relate knowledge and theory
  to practice
• To provide an awareness of career opportunities
• To provide experience for future career
  opportunities
• To have a positive impact on student employability

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• The syllabus
• Varies depending on type of placement
• Some elements common to all placements, eg
  training on
• Role of the volunteer
• Volunteer expectations and obligations including
  placement agreements and codes of practice
• Professional boundaries and confidentiality
• Issues of health and safety

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• Hours of attendance
• Mutually agreed between student, organisation and
  the course convener
• 100 hours per 10 credits

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• Documentation
• Service Learning Agreement
• Insurance
• CRB (criminal records bureau) check

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• Support
• StudyZone
• Tutorials
• Email communication

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• Learning Outcomes (1)
• Improved skills in communication, presentation
  and interaction
• The ability to work creatively and flexibly with
  others as part of a team
• Mediating skills and qualities of empathy
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work autonomously manifested in
  self-direction, self-discipline and
  time-management

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• Learning outcomes (2)
• Increased intercultural competence
• An ability to use language creatively and
  precisely for a range of purposes and audiences
• The ability to summarize concisely their learning
  experience

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• Documentation pack consisting of
• Module description template
• Standard placement agreement
• Volunteering guidelines
• Health and safety documentation
• Advice on effective use of StudyZone
• Procedures for obtaining CRB check

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• Placement database
• Placements within the university listing
• Contact details
• Suitable for which programme(s)
• Timescale for placement
• Brief details of placement

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• Database of potential placements outside the
  university
• Name of company
• Location of placement
• Description of placement
• Timescale

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• Case Study 1
• Translation of the Roehampton University ePDP
  into French.
• A team project
• A long-term project (3 years )

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• Case Study 2
• Creation of La Société Française involving
• Organising events
• Setting up a networking site

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• Some student comments
• I have personally learnt a lot from this project
  . I have learned to become more organised
  I have learned skills which I will be able to
  use in the future (ePDP Translation Project)
• I am exceedingly happy to have been able to enjoy
  this experience and I hope many other
  students will do the same after me as it is a
  very good opportunity to get an insight of
  working life in a secure environment (teaching
  assistant)

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• This module enabled me to acquire and develop a
  vast range of skills (ePDP Translation Project)
• It was a great venture, full of unexpected events
  and I am very grateful for having been part
  of it (ePDP Translation Project)
• I would warmly recommend this module to all
  students as its an excellent thing to have on
  your CV (research and translation assistant)

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