Benefits and Project Management Issues for Service-Learning in Technology Integration Preparation: Lesson Learned from Instructors

• In Event: TED - Building Authentic Learning Opportunities for Pre-Service Teachers

Short Description

This qualitative multiple case study investigated the benefits and management issues related to implementing service-learning for technology integration preparation. Four instructors from a multi-section Educational Technology course were interviewed after they taught a service-learning project. Data analysis showed the service-learning project created authentic learning experiences for technology integration preparation. However, preservice teachers’ project quality varied, depending on their effort and feedback from cooperating teachers. In the presentation, scaffolding strategies used by instructors will be discussed.

Authors

• Xiaokai Jia, Indiana University

• Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Indiana University