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Five Stages of Service Learning
Five Stages of Service Learning
You are expected to use and make reference to the 5 stages of service learning. This is tool to help you develop guide you through the planning and organisation of your SL Project.
Though the design of the SL stages allows for them to be followed sequentially, this may not always be the case. In some situations you may find yourself going back and forth between the investigation and preparation stages, or at times you may need to go from the action stage back to the preparation stage to help refine or improve your planning.
Investigation
Investigation
You identify your interests, skills and talents to be used in considering opportunities for SL experiences, as well as areas for personal growth and development. You investigate what you want to do and determine the purpose for your SL experience, and inquire into what is needed to implement it. You identify a need you want to address.
Preparation
Preparation
You clarify roles and responsibilities, develop a plan of actions to be taken, identify specified resources and timelines, and acquire any skills as needed to engage in the SL experience.
Action
Action
You implement your idea or plan. This often requires decision making and problem-solving. You may work individually, with partners, or in groups.
Reflection
Reflection
You describe what happened, express feelings, generate ideas, and raise questions. Reflection can occur at any time during SL to further understanding, to assist with revising plans, to learn from the experience, and to make explicit connections between your growth, accomplishments, and the learning outcomes for personal awareness. Reflection may lead to new action.
Demonstration
Demonstration
You make explicit what and how you learned and what you have accomplished, for example, by sharing your SL experience through your SL portfolio or with others in an informal or formal manner. Through demonstration and communication, you solidify their understanding and evoke response from others.
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