Student Peer Moderated Reflection for Changing Student Service-learner Constituencies Dr. Ola Ahlqvist*, Claire Sweigart*, Vicki Pitstick** *Office of Service-Learning **Second-Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) Ola

Session Objectives Participants will gain an understanding of the Second-Year Transformational Experience Program and how it operates in relation to service-learning. Participants will experience activities that are a part of a 3-part reflection series workshop designed at Ohio State. Participants will gain an understanding of the facilitator training and evaluation process that is part of the reflection series workshop design. Ola

Overview of STEP Weekly interaction with faculty outside of the classroom Engagement with co-curricular programs across campus Completion of financial literacy online module & in-person coaching session with trained peer facilitator Exploration of six categories of transformational experiences including study abroad, internships, community service, undergraduate research, leadership, and creative and artistic endeavors Creation of written proposal for how they will utilize up to $2000 in STEP fellowship to support their experience Vicki

STEP Signature Project in Community Service/Service Learning A service project that addresses an identified need within a community An academic component that will allow you to complete a reflection process. This can take place in one of the following ways: Participating in the STEP Reflection Series; three 90-minute workshops that will help you explore and reflect on your STEP experience.. Taking a service-learning class that is explicitly related to the social issue or community that your experience will involve. An independent study on a topic related to your STEP proposal as facilitated by a faculty member A plan to evaluate and share the results of your STEP project Claire

Reflection Series Content Detailed curriculum is available upon request. Vicki – discuss development of series by highlighting parts of handout, and then all 3 of us can have participants experience a taste of a few activities. Few examples from Forced Choice Service Activity Capacities and Deficiencies Sheet Words to Live By

Training of Reflection Series Facilitators STEP Ambassadors Experiential Training Giving Scenarios Question & Answers Vicki – training process Claire – scheduling of series

Series Evaluation Participant Evaluations Facilitator Evaluations Changes being made and why Claire and Ola

Participant responses Workshop #2 Workshop #3 Sensory Table Reflection Assets & Deficiencies/ Community Asset Mapping Continuing with Service at Home, Away, or Abroad Personal Reflection Sentence Stems Personal Reflection The instructions for this activity were easy to understand. Strongly disagree Strongly agree I enjoyed this activity. Strongly disagree Strongly agree This activity made me think about something that I had not considered before. Ola Strongly disagree Strongly agree I learned something new about myself or my community during this activity. Strongly disagree Strongly agree

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Thank you for your attendance! Dr. Ola Ahlqvist – ahlqvist.1@osu.edu Claire Sweigart – sweigart.10@osu.edu Vicki Pitstick - pitstick.10@osu.edu http://u.osu.edu/servicelearning www.step.osu.edu