Service Learning Project: Technology PD for University Faculty Provided by Preservice Teachers

Outline

5 minutes
Introduction: The presenter will introduce themselves, their background, and the setting of the service learning project.

10 minutes
Presentation of information: the presenter will share how the project was developed, research supporting the topic/project, the steps completed by preservice teachers to prepare for presenting the information on the presentation day, the benefits to both groups of participants, feedback collected from university faculty participants, feedback and reflections collected from preservice teacher participants, and the implications on preservice teacher knowledge, skills, and dispositions.

5 minutes
Teacher candidate presentation exploration: the presenter will provide examples of presentations delivered as part of the project. Participants will be allowed to explore many of the presentations via a link they can use to access and review additional presentations.

5 minutes
Replication of Project & Questions: Discussion of ways to replicate the project in other settings. Participants will be asked to share their setting and discuss ways the project could be replicated to benefit individuals they serve such as K-12 students and teachers or administrators. Participants given opportunity to ask questions about the design, development, and implementation of the project.

Since this is a virtual session, the presenter will encourage the participants to interact and ask questions throughout the entire session using the chat feature of the virtual platform.

Supporting research

Arya, A., Chan, A., Hellmans, K.,Hornsbury, D. (2022, June 02). Faculty lack training programs in pedagogical skills. University Affairs, https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/faculty-lack-training-programs-in-pedagogical-skills/

Association of American Colleges and Universities. (2007). College learning for the new global century.https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED495004.pdf

Blanchard, M.R., LePrevost, C.E., Tolin, A.D., & Gutierrez, K.S. (2016, April). Investigating technology-enhanced teacher professional development in rural, high-poverty middle schools. American EducationalResearch Association, 45(3), 207-222. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43996918

Bringle R.G., & Hatcher, J. A. (1996). Implementing service learning in higher education. The Journal of Higher Education, 67(2), 221-239. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2943981

Bringle, R. G., & Hatcher, J. A. (2009). Innovative practices in service-learning and curricular engagement. New directions for higher education, 147(147), 37-46.

Carrington, S. & Saggers, B. (2008, March). Outcomes of a service learning program for pre-service teachings: Links to Butin’s conceptual model. Teaching Education, 19(1). doi: 10.1080/10476210701860057

Clever, M. & Miller, K.S. (2019, July). “I understand what they’re going through.” Teaching Sociology, 47(3), 204-218. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26746538

Dean, K. L. & Wright, S. (2017, October). Embedding engaged learning in high enrollment lecture-based classes. Higher Education, 74(4), 651-668. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26448790

Delgado-Almonte, M., Bustos Andreu, H., & Pedraja-Rejas, L. (2010). Information technologies in higher education: Lessons learned in industrial engineering. Educational Technology & Society, 13(4), 140–154.

Dempster, S. Hollander, A., Peterson, L. (2023, July). Teacher education candidates providing educational technology professional development to the university community through service-learning. Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 17, 102-107.

Funding digital learning. Office of Educational Technology. (2021, December 5). Retrieved August 2,2022, from https://tech.ed.gov/funding/

Evans, D. K. (2021). Education technology for effective teachers. Center for Global Development.https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep39947

Furco, A. “Service-Learning: A Balanced Approach to Experiential Education.” In Cor-poration for National Service (ed.), Expanding Boundaries: Serving and Learning. Columbia, Md.: Cooperative Education Association, 1996.

Hankey, V. P., Price-Dennis, D., & Matthews, G. (2017). Continuous becoming: Moving toward mastery: Teacher education in the digital age. The English Journal, 106(5), 97–100. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26359503

Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium. (2013, April). InTASC model core teaching standards and learning progressions for teachers 1.0: A resource for ongoing teacher development. Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC.

Kasraie, N. & Kasraei, E. (2010, October). Economies of elearning in the 21st century. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 3(10), 57-62.

Mason, M. R. & Dunens, E. (2019, April 2). Service-learning as a practical introduction to undergraduate public health: Benefits for student outcomes and accreditation. Public Health, 7(63). doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00063

Mergler, A., Carrington, S. B., Boman, P., Kimber, M. P., & Bland, D. (2017). Exploring the value of service-learning on preservice teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Online), 42(6), 69-80.

Niemi, H. (2002). Active learning -a cultural change needed in teacher education and schools. Teaching and Teacher Education, 18,763-780.

Onyema, E. M., Eucheria, N. C., Obafemi, F. A., Sen, S., Atonye, F. G., Sharma, A., & Alsayed, A. O. (2020). Impact of coronavirus pandemic on education. Journal of Education and Practice, 11(13), 108-121. 10.7176/JEP/11-13-12

Petegem, W. V., Bosman, J.P., Klerk, M. D.,& Strydom S. (2021). Professional development approachesfor digital scholars: Taking ownership of your professional learning. Evolving as a Digital Scholar, Leuven University Press, 137-158. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv20zbkk0.11

Rapnta, C., Botturi, L., Goodyear, P., Guardia, L., & Koole, M. (2021, August 9). Balancing technology, pedagogy, and the new normal: Post-pandemic challenges for higher education. Postdigital Science and Education, 3, 715-742. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-021-00249-1.

Strydom, S. (2021). Professional development approaches for digital scholars: Taking ownership of your professional learning. Leuven University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv20zbkk0.11

Zlotkowski, E. “Linking Service-Learning and the Academy: A New Voice at the Table?” Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 1996, 28(1), 20–27.