A Guide for the design and implementation of a service-learning (SL)

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4 . Restart a process of agreements and adjustments . Having concluded the assessment processes and distributed the results among the people involved, there is the possibility of continuing with the next step: Making decisions for the future of the SL Partnership, in a new process of agreements with the community partners, and adjustments to the design and implementation of the course. In addition, we will take the appropriate actions to promote the sustainability and continuity of the relationship with the community partner.

projected in the medium or long term, to develop mutual knowledge, modulate expectations, improve the project, think about generating an evolution or continuity of the products delivered, increase the impact of the service and enhance learning. Final SL assessment survey for student At the end of the semester and the implementation of the SL methodology in the course, we reached a key moment in the process for projecting future improvements. This moment is the assessment and

There are alternatives, not exclusive, on how to implement the closing activities: an instance of joint reflection of the participants on the overall work, an instance of overall assessment of the work during the course or a formal instance of recognition to each participant: professors, students and community partners (for example, by giving diplomas or symbolic gifts: chocolates, photographs, etc.). 3. Systematize and communicate the results of the assessment processes . Assessments may be aimed at academic learning, service development, values formation or others. Systematization makes it possible to organize and prioritize the information in order to communicate it to the community, always considering the classified information and prior communication commitments with the institution or community association.

Closing of the service project

When a course is coming to its final stage, there are still some elements to be done to ensure success in the SL Partnership. One of them is to bring the work and the learning experience to a good end, as well as to be open to the possibility of continuing the relationship with the community partner in order to carry out new future projects together. Actions to close the work of a course: 1 . A fundamental requirement for closing the course is knowing the state of progress of the commitments made by each participant of the SL partnership. The final service activities (return of reports, closing activities, etc.) must be carried out within the academic period or, failing that, on committed dates. 2. Separate or joint closing events should be prepared for each of the parties involved, e.g., a closing activity with students and community partners at the university or at the service site.

The partnership between university courses and community partners should be

CHAPTER IV: CLOSING PROCESS OF THE COURSE

CHAPTER IV: CLOS I NG PROCES S OF THE COURSE

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