Does offering a service activity for extra credit count as service-learning?
No. Contrary to popular myth, service-learning courses are not simply traditional courses with a service component attached to them. In a service-learning course, the service is part of the homework the students complete to learn about the content of the course. Effective service-learning occurs when the service is directly linked to specific learning outcomes of a course and both the service and the learning are fully integrated into the course.
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