scholarly journals Service Learning Projects In 35 Core Undergraduate Engineering Courses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Duffy ◽  
Carol Barry ◽  
Linda Barrington ◽  
David Kazmer ◽  
William Moeller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Learning Projects

scholarly journals Impacts of a humanitarian engineering education pathway on student learning and graduate outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Jeremy Smith
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
National Level ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Humanitarian Engineering ◽  
Learning Projects

This study explores student outcomes from engagement with a humanitarian engineering pathway embedded in the core of an undergraduate engineering degree program.  The pathway provides multiple engagements with humanitarian engineering including assignment topics, study abroad experiences and service-learning projects.  A mixed-method study over 18 months collected survey data from education initiatives concurrently with graduate interviews to identify outcomes from student engagement.  A set of seven outcome themes were identified including additional motivations for study, the development of professional skills, and an enhanced perception of employability.  The research demonstrates the contribution of humanitarian engineering to the development of contemporary engineers as well as to support greater diversity and cultural change in engineering.  However, challenges were identified particularly for work experience and career opportunities.  The research proposes future works evaluating outcomes from multiple universities to develop a more complete picture of the impacts of humanitarian engineering at a national level.

Ethnographic Service Learning: An Approach for Transformational Learning

Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie A. Medeiros ◽  
Jennifer Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Transformational Learning ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
The Social ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Transformational Experiences ◽  
Learning Projects

Trends in higher education pedagogy increasingly point to the importance of transformational experiences as the capstone of liberal arts education. Practitioners of ethnography, the quintessential transformational experience of the social sciences, are well-positioned to take the lead in designing courses and term projects that afford undergraduate students opportunities to fundamentally reshape their understanding of the social world and their own involvement within it. Furthermore, in the United States, colleges and universities have become proponents of service learning as a critical component of a holistic educational experience. In this article, we describe how service learning can be incorporated into training students in ethnographic field methods as a means to transformational learning and to give them skills they can use beyond the classroom in a longer trajectory of civic participation. We discuss strategies, opportunities, and challenges associated with incorporating service learning into courses and programs training students in ethnographic field methods and propose five key components for successful ethnographic service learning projects. We share student insights about the transformational value of their experiences as well as introduce some ethical concerns that arise in ethnographic service-learning projects.

Service-Learning Projects: Meeting Community Needs

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly A. Peterson ◽  
Jean Yockey ◽  
Peggy Larsen ◽  
Diana Twidwell ◽  
Kathy Jorgensen
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Learning Projects

scholarly journals Reflect, Analyze, Act, Repeat: Creating Critical Consciousness through Critical Service-Learning at a Professional Development School

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Andrews ◽  
Susan Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Professional Development School ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Traditional Service ◽  
Community Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Learning Projects

Universities engage students in traditional service-learning projects that often yield “good feelings”, even a savior mentality, but typically leave the root causes of social justice issues unexamined and untouched. In contrast to traditional service-learning, critical service-learning bridges this gap with an explicit focus on justice and equity, situating scholars’ work with the community rather than for it. A public university in the southeast offered a doctoral course that focused on critical service-learning in the context of a professional development school partnership. Designed as an ethnographic multi-case study, each graduate student in the on-site course represents a case. Data collection included interviews, observations, written reflections, and artefacts. The analysis revealed that developing critical service-learning projects with educators—rather than for them—supported participants’ critical consciousness. Findings and discussion highlight that facilitating community-engaged scholarship through critical service-learning impacts graduate students and middle-grades educators’ research interests, work, and future directions.

scholarly journals Service Learning: Experiences and Perceptions Towards Students in UTM, Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Syafiq Md Salleh ◽  
Mahani Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
Pedagogical Aspect ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Career Benefits ◽  
Learning Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of students who successfully completed their service learning projects in UTM. The qualitative approach was using and four main themes are emerged from the students interview, such as pedagogical aspect, personal benefits, challenges and problems. The findings showed that service learning has great implication and beneficial for students and community and develop soft skills for their career benefits.

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