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Thank you for joining us at the USRN Online Forum on 23 April. Due to the limited time during our session, we were unable to address all questions. To facilitate ongoing exchange and collaboration, the USRN secretariat is excited to introduce this Padlet bulletin board, which will remain open until 2 May. This platform will allow us to continue sharing ideas and insights beyond our live session on Service Learning and Community-Engaged Learning. We look forward to your contributions and continued engagement!

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I'd like to thank you for the inspiring event of USRN Online Forum. We are just starting to build-up a Service Learning program in our institution, and hearing about your experience is very encouraging. However, since we are at the begining we are still facing with a lot of difficulties with students, with academic regulations, and even with some professors that do not feel challenged by the project. I'd like to hear about the difficulties you've found in your way to the succesfull program you presented, and how did you manage to overcome difficulties on the way.

Thanks a lot for the work you all do on promoting engagement at university level.

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The 3rd USRN Online Forum on Social Responsibility in Teaching and Learning: Service Learning and Community-Engaged Learning – University Social Responsibility Network

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The 3rd USRN Online Forum, themed “Social Responsibility in Teaching and Learning: Service Learning and Community-Engaged Learning,” was successfully held on 23 April 2025, attracting over 90 participants from around the globe. Dr Julian Skyrme, Executive Director of Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement at The University of Manchester, moderated the event, opening with remarks on the vital role of service learning in bridging academia with societal needs.

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University Social Responsibility Network (USRN)

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USRN Online Forum #3: Social Responsibility in Teaching and Learning

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Coverage by the UWN - Beyond textbooks: A service-learning model inspiring others

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Coverage by the UWN - Beyond textbooks: A service-learning model inspiring others

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Beyond textbooks: A service-learning model inspiring others

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A university in Hong Kong has formulated an ‘outside the textbook’ model of service learning that uses international trilateral partnerships to gi…

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Impressive how the lead presenter and each of the respondents provided guidance on how to build effective sesrvice-learning programs. I was struck also about how their experience suggests potential future directions for next-stage university S-L, elements of strategic vision going forward:

Reaching greater scale, increasing the number of students taking S-L courses

Growing the number of universities that require enrollment in S-L

Expanding opportunities for non-local S-L

Increasing inter-university partnerships to plan and manage S-L programs

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What future activities should USRN do to help advance the service-learning programs of members and other institutions? How can USRN best complement the significant work of other international and regional networks on S-L?

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I was very interested to the research findings that Grace Ngai reported on what PolyU students have learned through their participation in S-L. Appreciating that she had time to just give a small taste of PolyU's research on educational outcomes, what do participants in the Forum feel should be research priorities about S-L for our field going forward -- what questions? what methods?