{"id":239,"date":"2023-01-13T15:47:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:19:50","slug":"build-a-service-learning-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/build-a-service-learning-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Build a Service-Learning Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Service-learning is a powerful form of experiential education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Center for Student Experience and Talent (SET) can assist faculty in the process of incorporating service-learning into a course curriculum by setting up community placements for students enrolled these courses, tracking student placements, and providing faculty with field-specific, research-based advice on how to incorporate this powerful pedagogical practice into your course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email SET at <a href=\"mailto:get-experience@uwm.edu\">get-experience@uwm.edu<\/a> for assistance incorporating service-learning into your course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/servicelearning\/#\/\" rel=\"\">Log in to myServiceLearning<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-resources\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--link-arrow\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2024\/10\/Service-Learning-Timesheet.pdf\">Student Timesheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/community-engagement\/engage-through-service-learning\/service-learning-timeline\/\">Service-Learning Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2025\/09\/ASL_Existing-Placement-Form-updated-Sep-2025.pdf\">Existing Placement Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2026\/01\/Multiple-Service-Learning-Classes-Form-Updated-Sep-2025.pdf\">Multiple Service-Learning Classes Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2026\/01\/Service-Learning-Special-Circumstances-Form.pdf\">Special Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwmil.instructure.com\/courses\/717945\">Service-Learning Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2026\/01\/S26-SL-Presentation-pdf.pdf\">Service-Learning Presentation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80 uwm-u-my-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-more-about-service-learning-courses\">More About Service-Learning Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">How do I develop a service-learning course?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>SET is available to answer your questions about service-learning and help you with all aspects of developing a service-learning course, including design, implementation, and evaluation. We will work with you to identify community placements that are relevant to your course, handle service-learning registration, and provide student follow-up throughout the semester. We can also offer you access to sample syllabi and current literature on service-learning issues, trends, and research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">How does service-learning support academic standards?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>This is an important and legitimate concern and it is the focus of much research on service-learning. If applied properly, this pedagogy can be more rigorous than traditional teaching strategies. It is important to emphasize that service-learning does not change what is taught, but&nbsp;<em>how<\/em>&nbsp;it is taught. With this change comes a new set of challenges for both the student and the teacher.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">How is service-learning different from fieldwork, internships, and volunteerism?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Like service-learning, fieldwork and internships are academically-based, but often require a much larger time commitment and may be geared to the development of very specific skills such as teaching, social work or nursing. Service-learning, on the other hand, does not focus on the acquisition of particular career skills, but rather helps students deepen their understanding of course content through experiences in the community and reflection in the classroom. Service-learning\u2019s connection to academics and course goals, differentiates it from community volunteerism.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">How can I fit something new into an already cramped curriculum?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Service-learning is not an add-on to your current course requirements. Instead, a part of the traditional classroom content activity is replaced with action and meaningful involvement in experiential learning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">How many service-learning hours are students asked to complete?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Most instructors require 20 hours of service-learning in a given semester. Hours are just one way of tracking and assessing student success in service-learning. SET staff will collaborate with instructors to determine the appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">How are students able to fit service-learning into schedules that often include work and school?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Service-learning should not add hours to course requirements, since it often takes the place of more traditional activities like a discussion section or a paper done outside of class. Faculty report that most students are willing and able to do service-learning, while students say the workload in their service-learning courses is manageable.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-what-is-service-learning\">What is Service-Learning?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fall 2025 Service Learning Presentation\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yaeYHnEjN_w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Service-Learning Presentation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center lead-in uwm-u-mb-0\">Contact our office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"uwm-p-navigation-icon\" aria-label=\"Secondary\"><ul>\n<li><a>\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\n414-229-3161<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:get-experience@uwm.edu\">\n<div class=\"uwm-c-icon uwm-c-icon--sm\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><\/div>\nget-experience@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-my-0\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1511,"featured_media":11075,"parent":0,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-239","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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