Service-Learning Team

Service-learning can be a tricky thing to get busy college students to participate in. My team's job was to do exactly that. We wanted to let more students know that AACC's Service-Learning program is a fun, hands- on way to not only earn credit for your classes, but also to learn something new. My partner and I created this blog so that students can post about their experiences with Service-Learning projects, and we hope that other students will read these stories and want to participate. I had a great time doing another Service-Learning project. I think that doing something that will make a difference teaches students more than just doing classroom work. So I hope that the stories posted on this blog inspire others to use Service-Learning.

Service Learning- eMarketing (BPA 127) Fall 2011

Service learning is definitely one of those things where you get the most out of it when you make the most of it. The Global Giving Market at AACC was my second service learning project. My favorite part about these projects is the real world experience you learn from it. In marketing (my major), you are always working in groups or on presentations. This project allowed me to learn valuable lessons about group work and prepares me for future endeavors!

-Christian Revill

BPA 127 Food Link Team and Food Link Maryland's Executive Director

 

The Food Link team reviewed, revised, and redesigned Food Link Maryland's web site to reflect the new logo and branding for the organization's 20th anniversary.

BPA 127 eMarketing class: The Global Giving Market Team

 

The BPA 127 Global Giving Market team created a wiki, a banner ad, a video posted on YouTube, QR codes and more to promote AACC's Global Giving Market which supports fair trade in developing countries around the world.

Global Giving Market!!!

The recent Global Giving Market sale was a huge success. Thank you to all who participated! There is another opportunity to help out! On November 30th, in the CALT building, room 100!! If you attended the November 8th show, post a comment and let us know what you liked and disliked about it, both will help us in the future!

OBI

One of our students at AACC participated in a service learning project at a organization called OBI (Opportunity builders Incorporated).  She said "I liked that i was able to use what we had been reading about during the semester.  I learned things that a textbook wouldn't be able to teach.  You can't show or teach human interaction or response in a book.  Reading about how to do something is different than actually going out there and doing it."  this is one of the many positive responses from one of our students.