Service Learning COP

Purpose

Sharing and mutual support for service learning offices from different Institutes of Higher Learning

Peer exchange, learning and collaboration among partners

Collectively understanding information and resources useful for service learning practitioners 

Background and Rationale

Felt that service learning was inward looking within own institutions and realised there is opportunity for collaboration

Specific Objectives and Goals

1. Create a clearinghouse of service learning resources
2. Articulate and develop principles / code / guide for good practice

Other objectives previously raised, for discussion:

• capacity building for service learning practitioners
• project on history and landscape of service learning in Singapore?
• explore student collaborations across institutions
• Role that government can play in service learning (e.g. a national agenda) and the kinds of resources that can be brought in if there is. Currently, MOE, MCCY and MSF are the three key Ministries most relevant to the field of service learning. (suggested from TP)

Members

1. Members List & Contact Info

Ngee Ann Polytechnic - Office of Service Learning

https://www.np.edu.sg/Pages/servicelearning.aspx

Republic Polytechnic -

https://www.rp.edu.sg/shl/beyond-the-classroom/service-learning

Temasek Polytechnic - Centre for Character and Leadership Education

https://www.tp.edu.sg/centres/centre-for-character-and-leadership-education

Office started in April 2018

NTU - Local Community Engagement Office

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/lceo/Pages/default.aspx

Position	Name	Email	Tel
Executive Director	Dr Toh Kian Lam	kltoh@ntu.edu.sg	+65 6592 2517
Deputy Director	Alvin Lee	alvinlee@ntu.edu.sg	+65 6904 1118
Senior Assistant Manager	Shi Jin Chen, Iona	iona.shi@ntu.edu.sg	+65 6904 1108

NUS Office of Student Affairs

http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/

NUS Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre

https://ctpclc.nus.edu.sg/

SIT - Student Life

https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/studentlife/

SUSS Service-Learning

http://www.suss.edu.sg/CET/Pages/Service-Learning.aspx

SMU Centre for Social Responsibility

https://c4sr.smu.edu.sg/

2. Observers and Associates

NYC Youth Corp

https://www.youthcorps.sg/en

Institute of Policy Studies

https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/ips

Justin Lee - justin.lee@nus.edu.sg

Andrew Lim - andrew.lim@nus.edu.sg

How Will Meetings be Run

• Participants will submit agenda items, and rotating Facilitators will host as well as help structure each meeting based on the agenda.
• Issues selected for discussion will be spread out over 4 main meetings (one per quarter?).

Issues for Deliberation and Decision

To ARTICULATE AND CLARIFY: use a form to help them articulate vision, mission, roles, guiding principles, objectives, roles ?

To decide what info, how to share info that is useful for one another

Meeting Agenda for 2019

1st COP Meeting

Agenda:

1. Facilitated dialogue: Articulate and agree upon broad purpose and specific objectives of the COP, and how to use the wiki platform to efficiently document meeting discussion points and decisions (NP & IPS)
   • Online form will be sent out prior to meeting, to allow members time to consider key issues
2. Facilitated dialogue: To identify key issues and knowledge gaps required for creating clearinghouse and shared resources (IPS)
   • Wiki site created for this purpose: Community Service and Service Learning Offices
3. Co-organising a Community Forum as a group (IPS)
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5. xx
6. xx