Assignment: Outline of Your Service Learning Strategy Project

Service Learning Reflection

Monica Knox

July 10,2017

Service Learning Reflection

Serving learning provides a better platform where it is easy to ensure that learners can achieve a better understanding of the concepts that are being developed. It is therefore important to understand that different service learning aspects provide a better environment where better learning skills can be achieved. The ability to put in place better understanding of the underlying issues creates a better environment where learners can be able to achieve a significant environment where better decisions can be achieved. Interpersonal skills are significantly boosted by service learning, and thus it is significant incorporated into the wellbeing of a learner as well as an instructor. Therefore, there is key consideration, which needs to be effectively considered in creating a better environment where better skills can be integrated into the learning process. Therefore, this paper provides a reflection on various aspects of service learning.

Why are you leaning in this direction?

Learning in this direction creates a very critical environment where a better understanding of key concepts can be achieved. The overall understanding of key concepts in learning process, therefore, depends significantly on the service learning aspects considered. Therefore, learning in this direction will provide me with a critical understanding on some of the crucial aspects that play an important role in highlighting a better understanding of issues within the learning process. Therefore the need to ensure that I understand these key aspects of service learning, as well as its key link with the community, have influenced the direction I have been taking regarding the need to understand how ideas can be integrated into the learning process. Learning is a continuous process, and thus there is significant need to ensure that there is a better understanding of the key underlying concepts in various learning processes.

The curriculum is significantly adopted to provide a better environment where key learning decisions can be made. Therefore, service learning illustrates a key understanding of the curriculum in place to ensure that there is better consideration in place, which will ensure that learners can effectively understand the key points that are in place. Therefore, the learning direction plays a very crucial role in creating a better understanding of these issues and ensures that they are streamlined to have a successful learning process. Therefore, significant considerations are put in place to create an enabling environment where key decisions regarding learning process can be made. The overall engagement within a given learning process provides a key environment where better learning decisions can be made.

How will it engage the learner and fill a curricular need?

Being able to engage the learners depends on the critical elements, which are emphasized upon within a given environment. Therefore there is need to ensure that learners are completely aware of the important aspects that they need to consider and understand under certain environment. Therefore, considering the direction that I have taken, the learners are a crucial part of the overall process, which means that the need to achieve success within a given environment depends significant on the service practices that are highlighted within a given environment. Curriculum, therefore, provides a critical understanding of the key aspects within a given environment where learners are expected to have a better understanding of the issues that are being addressed within that particular environment.

It will significantly engage the learners since it focuses on the underlying aspects of a given environment. There is need to ensure that the learners understand important aspects, which will help in improving their interpersonal skills, and how they can achieve this end. The direction considered in this case plays a very crucial role in creating a well-engaged environment where better decision making would be achieved and ensure that the curriculum is successful where the learners are significantly engaged. Having a better understanding of the direction that is being followed within a given environment creates a better environment where the objectives outlined can be significantly achieved.

How will you employ Welsh’s OPERA to plan a successful, rigorous Service Learning Strategy Project?

Welsh’s OPERA provides critical elements, which are important in developing a well-engaged environment where learners can be able to achieve significant understanding on the set objectives. Therefore, the Welsh’s OPERA will provide a critical understanding and background framework, which will highlight the next developments in having a well-engaged and successful service learning strategy project. The plan will, therefore, play a very important role in creating a better environment where better decision-making processes can be effectively achieved. Service learning strategy project requires that better and important elements be put in place to ensure that learners know and understand the important aspects that will help in ensuring that the objectives that are outlined are completely achieved.

I have been able to significantly understand the various important aspects that involve service learning and its overall application. I have understood that service learning plays a very important role in ensuring that learners can understand the key aspects of their learning processes since it focuses directly on real issues, which makes it very easy for adaptation of positive learning outcomes. However, one question that I have not been able to find an answer to is how is service learning measured.