Service-learning is a form of seminar in which subject-related learning content is combined with project-based activities in non-profit contexts. Students implement social, ecological or cultural projects in non-profit contexts for a limited period of time in line with the respective theoretical content. In this way, theoretical knowledge can be put into practice and reflected upon at the same time. In addition to subject-specific learning, service learning can also strengthen a variety of other skills, such as social and personal skills.
In the two-day workshop, the concept of service learning will first be presented in a keynote speech, along with practical examples and research findings on its effects. The possible curricular fit with individual teaching will then be reflected upon. Possible stumbling blocks and challenges in implementation will then be considered, and various didactic tools (e.g. structuring in the course of the project) will be presented that can be used to support, guide and reflect on non-profit project learning.
The workshop will also focus on individual support and advice for lecturers who are planning a specific service learning seminar in the winter semester 2025/2026. Participants will work in small groups and exchange ideas interactively. The second day of the workshop serves to comprehensively prepare the implementation and presentation of their own concepts. The intensive exchange between the participants and feedback on the concepts helps with the development of teaching.
Learning objectives
At the end of the event, participants will be able to...
- integrate the basics of the service-learning concept into their own teaching in a well-founded and substantiated way,
- support student project learning with didactic tools and
- give feedback on various concepts of service learning.
Further information
www.hd-sachsen.de/anmeldung/service-learning-kompetenzorientierung-in-der-lehre-durch-staerkung-gesellschaftlichen-engagements-2
Type
Online event
Dates
24.06.2025 | 09:00-14:30
23.09.2025 | 09:00-12:30
Registration form
https://kursmanagement.hd-sachsen.de/sign_up/db37165a073112bc305046431c949959
Course director
Dr. Cornelia Arend-Steinebach
Moderator:in
Ulrike Rada is a consultant for university didactics at Chemnitz University of Technology. In her work, she supports teaching staff, teaching teams and committees in the (further) development of teaching skills, curricula and learning-promoting framework conditions for good teaching. She has many years of consulting experience with lecturers from different subject areas and cultural backgrounds. Her many years of experience in advising and working with students and her studies in adult education help her to better understand learning processes in order to be able to shape them.
Contact
Daniel Winkler, University Didactics Officer at the HSZG