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Enhancing Learning Through Alternative Spring Break
Jamie BouldinAssistant Director for Leadership and ServiceStudent Affairs Programs, Stephen F. Austin State University
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A little about me• Assistant Director for Leadership and Service – Student Affairs Programs• Worked at SFA for two years• Alumna of SFA (Axe ‘em Jacks!) and The University of Tennessee (It’s great to be a Tennessee Vol!)• Areas of oversight• Experience with service learning
• [email protected]• (936) 468-1088
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In this presentation• Team Leaders• Location• Student Team• Pre-trip Activities• Service Projects• Wrap-ups• Post-trip Reflections• Budget
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SFA’s ASB trips•2010
–First ASB trip through Leadership and Service–New Orleans, La–Habitat for Humanity and New Orleans Mission
•2011–Memphis, Tenn.–Shelby Farms, Boys and Girls Club, Mid-South Food Bank
Above: ASB 2011, Boys and Girls Club of Memphis
Left: ASB 2010, New Orleans
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Getting started• Plan learning outcomes
for your program• Start early – many places
book up and contracts always take longer than anticipated
• Set a budget• Think outside the box for
locations and projects• Multi-stage reflection
components
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Team Leaders• Choose students to help
facilitate the trip• Gives them experience • Enhances their learning• Peer-to-peer reflections• Expectations• Location proposals• Leadership training• Risk management training
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Location Proposal Criteria• Destination restrictions• Housing options• Service project options• Fun activities• Educational aspect• Pre-trip meeting activities• Reflection components• Transportation• Budget
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Location• Drive time• Activities• Culture• Housing options• Educational elements• Variety of service projects
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Choosing Participants• Application and
interviews• Questions can begin the
reflection process• Including a service project• Diversity • Team Leader involvement• Expectations Above and Far
Left: ASB 2010, Habitat for Humanity
Left: ASB 2010, New Orleans Mission
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Connections to curriculum• Diverse majors• Tailor activities to their
majors• Encourage discussion that
utilizes things they have learned in the classroom
• Develop opportunities for projects/research
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Pre-Trip Activities• Multiple pre-trip meetings• Educational opportunities
– Faculty lecturers– Incorporating music and
films– Discussion topics– Readings
• Each meeting is a chance for them to get to know each other on a deeper level
• Will strengthen the team• Gives you a foundation for
reflection and assessment• Confront stereotypes
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Selecting Service Projects• Vary your activities
– NOLA: Two days with New Orleans Mission (homeless shelter), three days with Habitat
– Memphis: Two days with Mid-South Food Bank, one day with Shelby Farms (environmental projects), one day with B&CG
• Choose projects that lend themselves to meaningful experiences
• Contact with population served
Above: ASB 2011
Left: ASB 2010
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Selecting Service Projects• Sign up early • Confirm early and often• Select projects that offer
meaningful work• Reflection opportunities• Encourage the students to
ask questions while at the site
• Make them interact – don’t let them crowd up for lunch or down times
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Reflection Opportunities• Offer a multitude of ways to reflect• Allow them to be creative• Include it throughout the day• Structure the activities• Allow the team leaders to head it up• Journaling
ASB 2011: Creating a reflection banner
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Suggested activities• Draw Your Impact• Reflection Journals• Blogging• Peer Interviews• Highs and Lows• Quotation Reflections• If I Had A Million Dollars• Budget Exercise• Reflection of the Senses
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More suggested activities• On The Spot Reflections• Role Plays• Sentence Stems• Strong Circle• Force Field Analysis
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All Reflection, All The Time!• Take advantage of down times, like van rides and eating• Encourage it in ways that don’t feel like work• Give them a break every once in a while
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Post-Trip Activities• Follow up assessment• Collect journals• Allow them to continue
blogging