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Acai, Anita; Cowan, Victoria; Doherty, Stephanie; Sharma, Gaurav; Thevathasan, Naythrah – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2014
In recent years, there has been a dynamic shift in the role of the university student through the creation and promotion of experiential learning opportunities on campuses across the country. Many post-secondary programs now include co-op placements, practicums, or internships where students can apply theoretical knowledge to real-world settings.…
Descriptors: College Students, Experiential Learning, Altruism, Volunteers
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Kopera-Frye, Karen; Hilton, Jeanne – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to share our experiences involving a creative approach to service learning that was implemented in a Human Development and Family Studies graduate course. In our departmental pursuit of evolving scholarship and promoting scholarly teaching and learning (Kopera-Frye, Hilton, & Cavote, 2003), this course represents…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Graduate Study, Program Evaluation, Needs Assessment
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Morton, Mavis – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2009
This paper will highlight an innovate practice in teaching and learning by reflecting on two fourth-year sociology seminar classes that participated in a community-based learning project at York University. Fifty students collaborated in three to six person teams to work on a problem/issue identified by one of five not-for-profit organizations who…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Service Learning, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs