Section I:
Getting
Started
Introduction

Developing
Campus
Support

Tools

Next Steps

Section II:
Integrating
Service-
Learning
Introduction

1: Overview of
Service-Learning

2: Overview of
Instructional Design

3: Reflection

4: Assessing
Student Learning

5: Capacity-building

6: Civic Learning

7: Theme-based
Course Design

8: Completing
Design of Syllabus

9: Scholarship
of Teaching
and Learning

Section I: Next Steps

Next Steps: Beyond Campus Outreach

The following outline of the course development process is meant to serve as a rough guide to key steps in the course development and planning process. While many service-learning courses in the Jumpstart network required approximately two semesters to develop, other courses were created in just a few weeks; the timing is highly dependent on the campus culture and the site managers’ background and familiarity with the institution. The following calendar is included to help you plan ahead and move a service-learning course forward:

Summer

• Begin researching potential departments for a Jumpstart service-learning course.
• Leverage existing faculty / departmental connections to learn more about course registration and listing.
• Learn more about your institution’s formal commitments to service and community outreach.

Fall Semester

• Publicize your program’s success stories through campus and local media hits.
• Target existing courses that could be a good fit for a Jumpstart service-learning course during fall recruitment outreach.
• Identify and engage on-campus advocates for service-learning. **NOTE: Depending on your institution, this process could take anywhere from a month to an entire semester.**
• Raise visibility within departments that might house a Jumpstart service-learning course through letters to faculty, meetings with key individuals in the department, site visits, etc.
• Work with on-campus advocates to develop a list of next steps and timelines in the course development process.
• Engage a faculty member to teach a Jumpstart service-learning course during the fall of the following year (or during the coming spring semester if the process has moved particularly swiftly). **NOTE: If your Jumpstart course will not be mandatory for Corps members, it may work better to start your course in the spring semester as the checklist process can often delay the start of service, which can impact many of the activities planned for a fall service-learning course.**

Spring Semester

• Work collaboratively with the faculty member who will be teaching the course to meet your institution’s deadlines for listing a course with the registrar’s office.
• Meet early in the semester to set expectations for the timeline of the process and to determine when both faculty and Jumpstart staff will be available to work on planning and course design. You can use the tools in the Service-Learning Resource Guide, such as the action plan, to help you set next steps.
• If the faculty member is not the campus champion or is unfamiliar with the Jumpstart program, visit a site together and meet with program partner staff.
• Highlight the potential to earn course credit to current Corps members and as part of any spring recruitment activities. This will ensure that students are aware of the course when it is time to register for classes.
• Draft the syllabus before everyone leaves for summer vacation, and review it again before the semester starts in the fall to make any necessary changes.