One of the strengths of service-learning is its propensity to blend the theoretical lessons of academia with the practical realities of experience. Deb Weigand, professor of chemistry at the University of Washington, seeks to combine the theoretical and the practical in her teaching from day one. Dr. Weigand has put together a course packet that introduces her chemistry students to the practical and theoretical aspects of service-learning. The manual includes a list of course goals, a learning contract, reflection assignments, as well as articles that form the basis for class discussion.
