"The difference between ignorance and indifference:

'I don't know' vs. 'I don't care.'

The academic world is intended to address the former;

service-learning is intended to address the latter."

- Jeffrey Howard, University of Michigan

Academic Service-Learning

The professor of EDU 393 Teaching Elementary Reading asks her students to apply what they are learning by volunteering at a local elementary school, working with children on their reading skills. After they serve, they are asked to reflect on it & connect it to their EDU 393 course's objectives. Each party mutually benefits from the experience.

Co-Curricular Service-Learning

A student club volunteers at a local elementary school, working with the children on their reading skills, and are asked by their club advisor to reflect on the service provided. These questions could be related back to a central theme the student is exploring such as: "Describe how service and leadership are interconnected."

Service/Civic Engagement

Students volunteer at a local elementary school, working with the children on their reading skills.