Service-Learning (S-L)
CUHK 2025 Strategic Plan on Service-Learning
Service-Learning (S-L) is highlighted in the CUHK 2025 strategic plan, under “Goal 1: Curriculum enhanced with global perspectives, 21st century skills, interdisciplinary learning and integrative programmes crossing knowledge boundaries”.
Credit-bearing Service-Learning Programmes (CSLP) are planned to be included in the College GE curriculum to accommodate all undergraduate students. Equipping teachers and faculty members with sufficient S-L knowledge is of utmost importance in promoting S-L as well as putting different enormous ideas of S-L into practice.
What is S-L?
Service-Learning (S-L) is regarded a course-based, credit-bearing educational experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.
(Bringle & Hatcher, 1995)
Why S-L?
Peer learning are promoted in class with the active involvement of robots in hands-on lectures for robotic fundamental course in Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering.
The project is supported by Courseware Development Grant with 10 to 15 robot arms developed.
(Eyler et al., 2001; Celio et al., 2011; Jacoby, 2015)
(Jacoby, 2015)
(Cruz & Giles, 2000; Jacoby, 2015)
References
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong. (2021). Education – CUHK Strategic Plan 2021-2025. Education – CUHK strategic plan 2021-2025. https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/strategicplan/cuhk2025/education.html
- Bringle, R. G., & Hatcher, J. A. (1995). A service-learning curriculum for faculty. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2, 112-122.
- Eyler, J.S., Giles, D.E., Stenson, C.M., & Gray, C.J. (2001). At a Glance: What We Know About the Effects of Service-Learning on College Students, Faculty, Institutions, and Communities 1993-2000: Third Edition. http://ewucommunityengagement.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/62951195/aag.pdf.
- Celio, C.I., Durlak, J., & Dymnicki, A. (2011). A meta-analysis of the impact of service-learning on students. Journal of Experiential Education, 34(2), 164-181.
- Jacoby, B. (2015). Service-learning essentials : Questions, answers, and lessons learned (First ed., Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
- Cruz, N. I., & Giles, D. E. (2000). Where’s the community in service-learning research. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 7(1), 28-34