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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
21st Century Literacies: Transforming Education For Next Generation Learners, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
21st Century Literacies: Transforming Education For Next Generation Learners, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Library Faculty Presentations
- 21st Century Literacies
- Millennials as Learners
- Engaging the Digital Native
- A Vegas Perspective
Integration Of Service-Learning Into Civil And Environmental Engineering Curriculum, T. C. Piechota, Shashi S. Nambisan
Integration Of Service-Learning Into Civil And Environmental Engineering Curriculum, T. C. Piechota, Shashi S. Nambisan
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research
Service-learning is defined as integrating the community service experience of students with their academic study so that learning is enhanced. The level of student participation in community service is at an all time high as students feel the need to confront today's technical and societal problems. However, service-learning is more than community service or volunteerism. Service-learning as defined above, integrates the community service experience with the student’s academic study (note the hyphen in "service-learning" means that both are considered equal). This enhances learning which is a fundamental goal of colleges and universities. Boyer highlights the need for service-learning stating that …