Service-Learning Podcast - Pellissippi State Commu

Podcasting to promote Service-Learning at the National Service-Learning Conference

In this episode, I speak directly to students about how to get started with their Service-Learning assignment. I walk through several important parts of getting started with your assignment and I remind students how important it is to stay on track and pace their progress with this assignment. It is really hard if you procrastinate when doing Service-Learning because you have to connect with a community agency and you have to schedule your service hours around their needs based on your assignment details for your course. Helpful links: Volunteer East Tennessee: https://volunteeretn.galaxydigital.com/need/ Also, my email if you need to reach me: Tracey Farr, tefarr@pstcc.edu

Today’s episode is just on the heels of my student’s presentations about their projects and I want you to hear about the good work they have done!!

This episode was recorded in Franklin, TN during the conference on Volunteering and Service. Specials thanks to students and leaders from Beacon Academy, the 4-H Club and many faculty who participated.

Hear from one of our (rock star) faculty, Grant Mincy, Assistant Professor of Biology, about how he has been incorporating Service-Learning since the very beginning based on his own experiences as a student who served in his courses. Learn how to take the leap and how it can actually simplify your work for students, making a win-win-win for student, faculty and the community!

Pellissippi State Community College promotes service to our students in many ways and we are talking to a student who was working on hours and how to record them with our database system. PSCC Communication major, Aaron Smith shares his story and we hope this helps other understand service from the student perspective and from why it’s important to record your time. http://www.pstcc.edu/service-learning/index.php

Guest Melynda Conner is the High Impact Practice Specialist with the Tennessee Board of Regents and she does an amazing job at helping schools across the state find ways to offer Service-Learning for their students.

Great conversation with our director of Student Engagement and Leadership Matt Spraker about the distinction between volunteering and service-learning.

Talking with a faculty member, a student, and a community partner we walk through the process of a successful Service-Learning project from these 3 unique perspectives.

We had a great conversation with our wonderful Premier Partners at Volunteer East Tennessee.

A good talk with our VP of Academic Affairs about keeping Service-Learning going during a pandemic.

This episode is a conversation with a faculty member, a student, and a community leader who worked together for a successsful project in Fall 2020.