Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2009 No Comments »
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.” –Helen Keller
Last year I had the honor of serving as SLCC’s Service-Learning Faculty Mentor. My job was to inspire our faculty to explore teaching with service-learning, and to [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2008 4 Comments »
Jennifer Courtney, Clint Gardner, and I are preparing for the official blog launch this Friday, 19 September. We will be hosting the Service-Learning Faculty Consulting Corps kick-off event and part of that kick-off is to debut The Engaged Campus blog.
In preparation, Clint has prepared a tutorial document that guides faculty through the process of blogging. Some people [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
As a service-learning practitioner, I could be better at practicing what I preach. I agree with Clint and Gail that reflection through writing gives us a chance to do the very thing we encourage our students to do: analyze, reflect, and share our work through writing. Blogging is a great way to share best practices and [...]
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