Posted in teaching, writing on Mar 25th, 2009 No Comments »
This month Raj Jayadev and Adrian Avila participated in The Engaged Campus Symposium, where they talked about their work at DeBug, a community action organization based in San Jose, California. I was moved by their “soul work” as advocates for community groups, and I was impressed by how sincere and humble they both were.
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Posted in blogging, reflection, support, teaching, writing on Jul 9th, 2008 No Comments »
“Writing is an excellent way to think through ideas and develop new approaches.” Exactly, Clint, your post nailed it. As service-learning practitioners we know the value of critical reflection and we go to great lengths to ensure our students have that opportunity. Why, then, do we rarely take time to reflect on our own work?
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Posted in blogging, teaching, writing on Jul 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Gail has picked a very apt first topic: why, indeed, should we spend time blogging? I think that through writing we can come to better understanding of service learning education, how it shapes the lives of our students, and how we can better engage students in learning through their service. Writing is an excellent way [...]
