Being human, college professors are complexly motivated individuals. Each will perceive different advantages and obstacles inherent in CL. Here is one professor's perception of what his colleagues are saying about CL:

Pro:

CL greatly enriches what is learned in a course, and leads to increased awareness of the complexity and importance of the issues raised by the course, which in turn leads to a greater commitment to learning course content thoroughly.

CL teaches many lessons not in the curriculum. It offers a memorable encounter with other people, often from walks of life far from the usual campus orbit. It leads to an enhanced conception of the responsibilities of a citizen, and the capability to effect change.

Students generally report that their CL experiences are highly positive, and contribute greatly to their own perception of the value of their courses.

Con:

CL is complicated to set up. Sites must be located, logistics resolved, placements assigned and monitored, and so forth. It's work.

And it takes time away from the rest of the course. Usually the time "lost" is amply compensated by the value of the experience, but most professors are beginning with a very full course schedule and asking themselves how to make room for CL.

So...

You can help your professor along the road to CL by emphasizing the pros and solving the cons for course. If you can propose a particular plan that works out the details with a course, such that a professor can imagine its implementation quite easily, then he or she is that much closer to doing it. Even better, if you can volunteer to help with the details, your proposal will be more likely to fly. All of this requires the usual tact and politeness, of course. As you present your ideas, don't forget this very website homepage, and its links out to other internet resources for CL.

Good luck!