It does take time to set up the logistics of a Service-Learning class, to respond to individual students, and to work though the unanticipated challenges of site visitations. But there are ways to minimize the impact of the time by gaining assistance from the Service-Learning office, community agency staff, and Service-Learning Assistants. Service-Learning staff can meet with you and agency partners to discuss the design and implementation of the course. It does get easier each time you teach a Service-Learning course. The amount of time required is lessened as community partnerships develop over time (Hatcher, 1998).

Hatcher, J.A., Ed. (1998) Service-Learning tip sheets: A faculty resource guide, Indiana Campus Compact: Indianapolis, IN.

Adapted from material contributed by JoAnn Campbell, Community Outreach and Partnerships in Service-Learning, Indiana University.