Education Commons^™

Open Educational Resources: Solving The Textbook Cost Crisis, Michael Pujals

Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship

A presentation on Open Educational Resources and how the can be used to ease the cost burden of textbooks for students at Dominican University of California.

Service-Learning At Dominican: Education In Action, Julia Van Der Ryn

Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship

What is Service-Learning at Dominican?

Service-Learning (SL) puts education into action by engaging with the community and experiencing the relevance of coursework first-hand. SL expands the classroom into the local community, providing the opportunity to apply classroom content to work with local community organizations and schools, learning about the lives of others, developing awareness, enhancing one’s understanding of how we can contribute to social justice issues that ultimately impact us all.

Through SL, students develop practical, transferable skills, explore career and personal interests, and expand their networks and sense of self while connecting with other students, faculty, and community mentors.