An Interactive Panel Session On Measuring The Impacts Of Project Based Service Learning On Engineering Education

Through both planned and organic developments, project-based service learning (PBSL) has emerged as a powerful force in engineering education over the past decade. This paper highlights efforts to provide much needed clarity to the design, implementation, and assessment of PBSL. In February 2009, a national Summit was held in Washington, DC to begin a year-long synthesis of wisdom, experience, and evidence among PBSL implementers and assessment experts. Following recommendations from the Summit a series of national dialogues is to be held to engage a broader community of PBSL scholars; the 2009 ASEE annual conference is one of four such venues.