My colleagues Erica Franklin and Erika Baldt gave an excellent presentation at Engaging Learners In The 21st Century which rounded out our day at the conference. I took some notes that day, but a lot of this comes from Erica's slide set which she graciously sent me.

Service learning combines community service with course material and/or interests
It develops academic skills and a commitment to working with the community
Service should have correlation to course content, outcomes, etc
Flexibility
Hands on experience
Resume building and networking
Examples of service learning at BCC include Civility Week, Sleep Out For Homelessness, and efforts after Superstorm Sandy
Many benefits for an institution including partnerships, resource sharing, public relations, and strengthening alumni ties
Grammar discussion with middle school
- Build posters with them about grammar errors in a program
Teaches graphic design and hireable skills for non teaching English majors