What are the benefits of academic service-learning for faculty/instructional staff?
• Stronger relationships with students • Facilitates interdisciplinary and collaborative projects; broadens outlets for presentations and publications of research • Demonstrates commitment to the community by awarding academic credit for learning through service or community-based research; increases opportunities for professional recognition and awards • Extends the classroom into community for the development of mutually-beneficial knowledge; places faculty in alignment with the Wisconsin Idea • Student evaluations of s-l/cbr courses more favorable than ‘traditional’ courses • Creates a more personal relationship between students and instructor
