Why service learning?

provide authentic learning experience,”real-world” experience

service, making an impact on your community

understanding of a broader community

multiple perspectives on complex problems

networking-able t be multi-faceted

connecting university and community

Rewards of service learning: reference, portfolio piece, greater flexibility/adaptability, good PR for GSU, more focus for job search, translate English degree into concrete skills, might get a job/internship

Example Questions to ask client

Audience: What is your audience? What is your target demographic? Who do you serve? Who are your customers? What cultural/political issues do we need to be aware of careful about? Do we need to be aware of issues related to be disability and access?

Purpose: What do you think is working well an what do you want to improve? What new channels of communication have worked/not worked? Which are you/aren’t you interested in revisiting? What are your short/long term goals? How will you be using this?

Author: What do you do? What services do you provide? What is your product? What do you sell?

Genre: ask for go-bys, What do you use? example of the kind of things you like? sequentially audience