The Feasibility of Virtual Service-Learning
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| Title: | The Feasibility of Virtual Service-Learning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lorie Cook-Benjamin, Chapman Rackaway |
| Source: | Advocate. 2015 23(1):37-49. |
| Availability: | The Advocate. Available from: New Prairie Press, Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship, Kansas State University Libraries. 2123 College of Business Administration, Manhattan, KS 66506. Web site: https://atekan.weebly.com/journal.html; Web site: https://newprairiepress.org/advocate/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Service Learning, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, College Students, Intellectual Disciplines, Virtual Classrooms |
| ISSN: | 2637-4552 |
| Abstract: | This study assessed attitudes regarding the effectiveness of discipline-based service-learning within the virtual environment. The study, conducted at a comprehensive Midwestern state university, collected data using a Likert-scale survey and reflections. Research on virtual service-learning is sparse making it a field ripe with research opportunities. The quantitative results suggest virtual learners are not provided opportunities for service-learning commensurate with their in-person cohort. For one discipline, the qualitative data suggests there is a need for multiple and synchronous communication, and reflection at multiple points throughout the semester. The study validated literature on the need to use active learning pedagogies across disciplines. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1472394 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study assessed attitudes regarding the effectiveness of discipline-based service-learning within the virtual environment. The study, conducted at a comprehensive Midwestern state university, collected data using a Likert-scale survey and reflections. Research on virtual service-learning is sparse making it a field ripe with research opportunities. The quantitative results suggest virtual learners are not provided opportunities for service-learning commensurate with their in-person cohort. For one discipline, the qualitative data suggests there is a need for multiple and synchronous communication, and reflection at multiple points throughout the semester. The study validated literature on the need to use active learning pedagogies across disciplines. |
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| ISSN: | 2637-4552 |
