Title

Professorial Reflection and Practical Pedagogical Suggestions for Increasing Guided Reflection for Students in a Service-Learning Class

Authors

Kevin D. Lo, University of San FranciscoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

Service-learning is an experiential pedagogy that encourages students to understand academic content through performing direct service at a community organization. While research supports the benefits of service-learning pedagogy for students, there are fewer articles to guidance to faculty on how to teach service-learning, especially to faculty who have no prior experience. As guided reflection is a central component to service-learning pedagogy, this article shares both professorial reflection on the author’s learning trajectory as well as reflections ideas from the author’s service-learning class geared towards incorporating a more reflection oriented methodology for students. Even in a class that is not service-learning based, these exercises might be incorporated into a class for the purposes of enhancing student learning.

Comments

Published by Regis University, under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Article available at: http://jesuithighereducation.org/index.php/jhe/article/view/87

Recommended Citation

Kevin Lo. Professorial Reflection and Practical Pedagogical Suggestions for Increasing Guided Reflection for Students in a Service-Learning Class. Jesuit Higher Education 3(2): 104-116 (2014).