About Service Learning
4 Steps of service learning:
1.Investigation
2.Preparation
3.Action
4.Reflection
Resource from https://sjtylr.net/2014/12/13/service-learning-cycle/
Resource from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFd-yiAfrmE
Aims of serving disabilities:
Maintain their dignity
Retain as much independence as possible
Reduce the burden of caregiver
1. Investigate needs for service and used subject knowledge in helping the needy
Who is the target? -> why?
What difficulties/needs do they have in living?
What kind of skills/tools/knowledge/resources do we have/need?
Short Term:
Reflect on one’s strength and interest
Interview (target or care giver)
Shadowing clients as they go through their daily routine
Long Term:
Spend time with Client and their friends and family
Design thinking skills
Cards for brainstorming(who?+when?+what?)
2. Establish partners (NGO, cross curriculum)and Planning for the service
Why do we need their help? (Clients? Knowledge and experience?)
What is our role?(Participant? organizer? Liaison?)
Short Term:
Become volunteer in social service
Action Plan with resource list
Long Term:
Keep touch with social worker
List success criteria
3. Take action
What can I do about the issue?
How is the target beneficial from our service?
Short Term:
Prototyping
One-off service
Long Term:
Develop a common language with the service target
Regular service
4. Evaluation
Short Term:
Evaluation meeting
Collect feedback
Long Term:
Provide suggestion to the future plan
Give sharing (Presentation or exhibition)