Service Learning
Resource Library
The Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement (OSLACE) has an extensive Resource Library available to JCC faculty and staff interested in learning more about service learning, volunteering and civic engagement. Wondering how to incorporate service learning into your curriculum? Not sure how to get started? Want to learn more about service learning project ideas or volunteer opportunities? The following is a list of resources available in the OSLACE, Bert Walker 235. Please stop by or contact Amy Leighton-Gamel for more information. 796-8445 or LeightoAmeliaJ@jccmi.edu
| Author | Type | Copies | Title | Summary |
| Barbara Jacoby and Associates | Book | 2 | Service Learning in Higher Education | Principles, guidelines, and methods to advance goals of student learning while making unique community contributions |
| Barbara Jacoby and Associates | Book | 1 | Building Partnerships for Service-Learning | Fundamentals, assessment and collaboration on developing and building community partnerships. |
| Duane D. Oaks | Book | 2 | Reflections of Engagement 2003 | Practical application of service-learning approaches from Mesa Community College in Arizona |
| Hoban, Ottenritter, Gascoigne, and Kerr | Book | 1 | Campus HIV Prevention Strategies: Planning for Success | An environmental approach to HIV prevention and health. Examples from other campuses, resource lists for information and collaboration. Assessment worksheets. |
| Donna Halsband | Book | 1 | Service-Learning Faculty Handbook | Hand on service-learning manual with evaluation forms, questionnaires, handouts, and suggested SL projects by class. |
| University of Michigan | Book | 1 | Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning - Fall 2003 | Collection of professional manuscripts on service learning compiled by the Service-Learning Center at University of Michigan. |
| Miami-Dade Community College | Book | 2 | Teachers of Life - Learners for Life | Stories about SL teaching by various faculty at Miami-Dade Community College. |
| Mira Costa College | Book | 1 | Reflections 2002-03 | Reflective writing on service-learning projects by Mira Cost College students. |
| Campus Compact - Brown University | Book | 1 | Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit | The most up-to-date writing and resources on SL, from theory and pedagogy to practical guidance and classroom implementation. |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Book | 1 | Faculty Manual | An overview of SL to assist faculty in understanding the SL process. |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Book | 1 | Agency Manual | An overview of SL to assist community agencies in understanding the SL process. |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Book | 1 | Student Manual | An overview of SL to assist students in understanding the SL process. |
| Sherril B. Gelmon, PhD, Amy Connell | Book | 1 | Program Evaluation Principles and Practices | Handbook to evaluate and understand the effectiveness of organizational programs. |
| Eyler, Giles, Stenson and Gray | Book | 1 | At a Glance: What We Know about the Effect of Service-Learning on College Students, Faculty, Institutions and Communities 1993-2000 | Summary of different research projects, surveys, dissertations involving the impact of service-learning. Compiled by Vanderbilt University |
| Elizabeth Larson-Keagy, PhD | Book | 1 | We are all related Service-Learning Civic Engagement Connectedness | Global Engagement of Multifaceted Stakeholder Grant (GEMS) includes international SL examples from Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, Philippines and more. |
| Terry Pickeral, Karen Peters | Book | 1 | Tensions Inherent in Service Learning: Achieving Balance | Discussion of theories on why tensions exist when establishing service-learning. |
| Erwin Bowley | Folder | 1 | Best Practice In Community Service Work-Study | Conference in Adrian, MI on February 2005 |
| Charlotte Wyche, Annette Canfield | Folder | 1 | Service Learning: Integration of Student Learning Objectives with Community Service Objectives | Conference in Grand Rapids, MI on October 17, 2003 |
| Gail Robinson, Hoover Zariani | Folder | 1 | Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum | Conference at Ivy Tech State College in Kokomo, Indiana on June15, 2004 |
| Sherril Gelmon | Folder | 1 | Evaluating Your Service Programs: Practical Strategies for Valuable Results | Conference at Eastern Michigan University on October 8, 2004. |
| America's Fraternal Benefit Societies | Folder | 1 | Join Hands Day Action Guide | Planning material for Join Hands Days |
| Michigan House Civics Commission | Folder | 1 | Teacher's Tool Kit | Legislative updates, polling questions and the Capital Speakers Bureau for Michigan |
| Robert Schoenfeld | Folder | 1 | Service-Learning Guide and Journal Higher Education Edition | Help your students organize their Service-Learning project and facilitate their growth and knowledge. |
| Education Commission of the States | Publication | 1 | Learning that Lasts: How Service-Learning Can Become and Integral Part of Schools, States and Communities | Examples of service-learning and what it takes to institutionalize service-learning. |
| Campus Compact | Publication | 2 | Publications 2004 | New Releases and Bestsellers |
| Campus Compact | Publication | 2 | Essential Resources | Definitions, Resources in print and on-line |
| Campus Compact | Publication | 2 | Season of Service | Report of 2002 Campus Compact activity |
| Thomas Kromer | Packet | 1 | Service Produces a Rich Knowledge-Based Learning Environment SPARKLE | Pre-service and in-service teachers to strengthen the Foundations of Academic Service Learning in Michigan |
| Deborah Biss Keller | Folder | 1 | Civic Engagement Course Development Exercise | Conference at IUPUI Summer Academy to explain Syllabus Revision Procedures |
| John Daniels | Packet | 1 | Service Learning Fundamentals | MCSC/MCC 8th Annual Institute on Service-Learning at the University of Detroit Mercy on February 3, 2004 |
| National Service Learning Clearinghouse | Book | 1 | Road Map o Success: Student Buy-In and Reflection Essentials | Questionnaires and ideas for service learning, internet resource list in the back |
| RMC Research Corporation | Packet | 1 | Educator's Guide to Service-Learning Program Evaluation | How to evaluate effective service-learning programs. Worksheets and surveys to create an effective evaluation |
| National Mentoring Center | Packet | 1 | Generic Mentoring Program Policy & Procedure Manual | Policy and procedures manual for youth mentoring programs October 2003. |
| Elke Geiger - National Regional Educational Laboratory | Packet | 1 | Service Learning Toolbox: Work Pages and Checklists to Help you Get Started and Keep you Going | Project identification and planning, formal evaluation and online resources. |
| Karla Gottlieb, Gail Robinson and the American Association of Community Colleges | Packet Book | 2 | A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum | Pilot project with 6 community colleges that identifies service learning strategies and ways to increase civic engagement and responsibility |
| Peggy Ryan Williams | Article | 1 | Answering the Call: the Role of Service in Enhancing Both Community and Campus | Case studies from Ithaca College on modeling the kind of community that students will create in their later lives. |
| Toni S. Hartsfield | Packet | 1 | Reflection Defined with Sample Questions and Activities | Thinking through questions and ideas for service learning. |
| Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger | Article | 1 | Communities of Practice | Theory and practice of communities that implement service learning. Infed.org. January 2003. |
| David A Kolb | Article | 1 | Experiential Learning | Theories and models on learning cycles, learning styles and experimental learning |
| Dean Stover | Article | 1 | From Reflective Volunteerism to Civic Activism: Advancing Service Learning Pedagogy through Civic Engagement | Results of service learning implementation at Gateway Community College in Phoenix |
| National Service Resource Center Website | Article | 1 | Summary: Mating Peer Mentors with Children Who have Disabilities | With help from peers, children with disabilities can participate in sports and games |
| National Service Resource Center Website | Article | 1 | Building Successful Partnerships | Points to make the most of community resources and collaborations |
| Rodger Henry, Lynette Kearns | Packet | 1 | Power - Service-Learning Office Handbook | Guidelines for Service-Learning establishment. Includes payroll, employment, site placement, and forms. |
| Rudy Garcia, Mary Prentice, Gail Robinson | Folder | 1 | Riding the Waves with ALL of your Partners | CCNCCE 14th Conference in Phoenix, May 25-7, 2005. Funding sources, national surveys, research and evaluation of service learning programs. |
| Gail Robinson, Hoover Zariani | Pamphlet | 1 | Community Colleges Broading Horizons through Service Learning, 2003-2006 | Establish foundation to integrate service learning into the community colleges. Horizons provides grants based on competition, regional workshops, mentoring and consultation. |
| Conss Lyvier, Gloria Schoonover | Publication | 1 | Community Dialogue and Engagement Valuing Our Partners | Program Guide for CCNCCE Conference. |
| Rudy Garcia, Gail Robinson | Publication | 1 | Transcending Disciplines, Reinforcing Curricula: Why Faculty Teach with Service Learning | Finding based on Rudy Garcia's doctoral dissertation. Research on how to motivate faculty in using Servic Learning. |
| Janell Lang | Publication | 1 | Health Care Highlights | Newsletter from Owens Community College, 2005. Service learning suggestion in the health care related fields. |
| Mesa Community College | Folder | 1 | Community College National Center for Community Engagement | CCNCE is a national training and technical assistance organization that develops, manages and innovates partnerships through out higher education. |
| Nancy Vader-McCormick | Packet | 1 | A Course-Based Model for Academic Service-Learning | Instructor oriented assessment and questionnaire to assist professors with implementation of service learning specific to their field of teaching. |
| The Jacobsen Center for Service and Learning | Packet | 1 | Service-Learning Starter Kit | How to implement Service-Learning. |
| Kings Psychology Network Website | Packet | 1 | King's Psychology Network Service Learning | Photo's, Service-Learning examples and definitions. |
| Gail Robinson, Lynn Barnett | Packet | 1 | Best Practices in Service Learning. Building a National Community College Network, 1944-1997 | Project Brief from AACC on Service-Learning for students, faculty, the instition and the community. |
| Appalachian and the Community Together | Packet | 1 | Preparation & Reflection Facilitating Preparation & Critical Reflection -- Theories, Methods & Activities | Discussion on the two models 1.ORID- Moving Students from reporting to critical analysis and 2. The Mirror, the Microscope, and the Binoculars Model (see ourselves, examine our society and see what lies ahead). |
| Maryland Student Service Alliance | Packet | 1 | Academic Service Learning Edu 121 | Powerpoint presentation with service learning graphics, and charts. |
