Teaching and learning social justice through online service-learning courses

Creating a virtual classroom in which diverse students feel welcome to discuss and experience topics related to social justice, action, and change is a study in the value of connectedness and collaboration. Through a combination of technologies, pedagogies, and on-site experiences, virtual cultures...

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Autores principales:	Kathy L. Guthrie, Holly McCracken
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2010
Materias:	Social Justice Experiential Education Service-Learning Leadership Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/051a914ba75c44e3a9cb790a29d9f673
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:051a914ba75c44e3a9cb790a29d9f6732021-12-02T16:59:55ZTeaching and learning social justice through online service-learning courses10.19173/irrodl.v11i3.8941492-3831https://doaj.org/article/051a914ba75c44e3a9cb790a29d9f6732010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/894https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Creating a virtual classroom in which diverse students feel welcome to discuss and experience topics related to social justice, action, and change is a study in the value of connectedness and collaboration. Through a combination of technologies, pedagogies, and on-site experiences, virtual cultures develop that encourage the formation of demanding yet stimulating learning environments in which communications and interactions are intellectually transformative. This article explores student perceptions of their participation in an online service-learning course while working in local service organizations. Qualitative methodology was used to identify the philosophical intersection at which multiple pedagogies meet: social justice, service-learning, civic engagement, and leadership as instructed in a web-based environment. This study illustrates the capacity for intentionally constructed online educational experiences focused on social justice, civic engagement, and leadership to affect learning and to provide educators with pedagogical best practices to facilitate requisite change in teaching practice.Kathy L. GuthrieHolly McCrackenAthabasca University PressarticleSocial JusticeExperiential EducationService-LearningLeadershipSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 11, Iss 3 (2010)
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description	Creating a virtual classroom in which diverse students feel welcome to discuss and experience topics related to social justice, action, and change is a study in the value of connectedness and collaboration. Through a combination of technologies, pedagogies, and on-site experiences, virtual cultures develop that encourage the formation of demanding yet stimulating learning environments in which communications and interactions are intellectually transformative. This article explores student perceptions of their participation in an online service-learning course while working in local service organizations. Qualitative methodology was used to identify the philosophical intersection at which multiple pedagogies meet: social justice, service-learning, civic engagement, and leadership as instructed in a web-based environment. This study illustrates the capacity for intentionally constructed online educational experiences focused on social justice, civic engagement, and leadership to affect learning and to provide educators with pedagogical best practices to facilitate requisite change in teaching practice.
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Teaching and learning social justice through online service-learning courses

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