September 21, 2009

Keshen on service learning

The University of Ottawa's Jeffrey Keshen on his school's growing community service learning program

by Nick Taylor-Vaisey

Jeffrey Keshen, the chair of the history department at the University of Ottawa and the manager of the school's experiential learning service spoke to Nick Taylor-Vaisey about what community service learning entails and where it is headed at the U of O. Below are excerpts from that discussion.

How big is the program at the University of Ottawa?

What is the future of community service learning at the school?

What is the difference between community service learning and co-operative education?

Does community service learning draw a different group of partner organizations and students than co-op?

This interview was first aired on Around the Block, a program on CHUO 89.1 FM at the University of Ottawa. For the rest of the interview, click here .

Related: See " Community connections ", a feature about community service learning in the October issue of University Affairs. See also "How to build service learning into your course," a careers story that appeared on the magazine's back page that asked a pair of profs seasoned in service learning to offer their advice to professors interested in community service learning.

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