A group of Elon faculty, administrators and students visited North Carolina A&T State University on Oct. 27 to conduct a workshop on academic service learning.
They were invited by Scott Simkins, the director of Academic Teaching and Learning at NC A&T, to provide the workshop. The program included the following:
I. What exactly is Academic Service Learning? How does one incorporate it into a class structure? What are specific issues that one should consider prior to taking on this learning experience for both professor and students?
Angela Lewellyn Jones, Associate Professor of Social Justice
Jessie Kapper, Assistant Professor of English
Janice Richardson, Associate Professor of Mathematics & Education
Hal Walker, Associate Professor of Leisure & Sport Management
II. What do students think about Academic Service Learning? How does it
enrich and/or challenge their learning?
Students from Elon University, who have collectively participated in over 1000 hours of service learning shared their insights. They included: Katie Filkins, Matt Kerley, and Wendy Williams
III. What sort of infrastructure is needed in order to facilitate Academic Service Learning on a university campus?
Representatives from Elon University’s Kernodle Service Learning Center, administration, and faculty discussed the infrastructure in place at Elon. They included:
Pam Kiser, Faculty Development Fellow & Professor of Human Services
Mary Morrison, Director of the Kernodle Service Learning Center
Jeff Stein, Assistant Dean of Students