2. Service Learning Janet Eyler Vanderbilt University

3. Eyler reflecting on service We do not learn from doing, we learn from thinking about what we do. -Northwest Service Academy Experience is not what happens to people; it is what people do with what happened to them. - Aldous Huxley

4. Goals of Reflection 8Exploring impressions and feelings 8Understanding self and place in world 8Deep understanding of academic content; connecting theory with service 8Applying learning to practice -- transfer 8Challenging assumptions/ transforming perspectives 8Stimulating cognitive development/ problem solving 8Becoming self-aware – metacognition

5. What Value can Service-Learning Add to Academic Learning ? 8Acquisition of Facts 8Deep understanding 8Problem solving 8Practical application 8Transforming Perspectives 8Critical Thinking/cognitive development 8Life long learning skills

6. Reflection is the most consistent quality variable in service- learning research that is linked to positive outcomes. Eyler reflecting on service

7. Eyler Service-Learning

9. Kolb’s Model of Learning ACTION REFLECTION Reflective Observation Concrete Experience Abstract Conceptualization Active Experimentation WHAT? SO WHAT? NOW WHAT?

10. Eyler reflecting on service Effective Reflection Based on Research Interviews with Students 8Continuous 8Connected 8Challenging 8Contextualized

11. Your Reflection Map From: Eyler, J. (2001). Creating your reflection map. In M. Canada (Ed.) Service-learning: Practical advice and models. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass New Directions for Higher Education Series # 114, 35-43

12. We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time T.S. Eliot

13. Step 1: Step 2: Step 3Step 4 A Positive Learning Experience