Academic Service-Learning (ASL) projects involve class assignments that take students’ work out into the community, encouraging civic engagement and real-life learning experiences.
Academic Service-Learning at QCC is:
- A pedagogical practice that aligns course learning objectives with community engagement or service
- Mutually beneficial for students and community partners
- An activity that reinforces curricular concepts through project-based learning and experiential learning opportunities
- An activity that advances the notion of life-long learning and civic engagement
- Reflective in nature and promotes deep learning and empathic awareness
- An emerging practice that is rich with publication and presentation possibilities