Integrating community service learning practise into a college course can seem like a daunting task. Building community partnerships can take time and managing student volunteer work and projects can be challenging. There are, however, many resources, websites, networks and research to help you determine if CSL is a good fit for your course, and to help you get started.
Below is a brief list of CSL websites and resources to begin your exploration of CSL:
http://www.communityservicelearning.ca/en/
The CACSL website is a Canadian site dedicated to providing educational and community resources, networking and research opportunities for practitioners in higher education. Registering for the CACSL blog is free.
Rewarding Community Engaged Scholarship
http://www.cescholarship.ca/
The focus of this website is to host the resources and research developed by a group of eight Canadian institutions and one international institution of higher education. The primary goal of the group is to establish and effect changes within higher education policy to reflect the growing influence of CSL pedagogy and scholarship in Canada.
Generator School Network (GSN)
http://gsn.nylc.org
This site hosts a network of practitioners from elementary school to higher education, as well as CSL resources and projects from all over the U.S. Membership is required to access resources.
Campus Compact
www.compact.org
Campus compact is a resource specifically for practitioners and faculty within higher education. The website is home to resources, research and data measuring community engagement across U.S. campuses.