Grounding Service-Learning in the Digital Age: Exploring a Virtual Sense of Geographic Place through Online Collaborative Mapping and Mixed Media

Autor/inn/en	Sandy, Marie G.; Franco, Zeno E.
Titel	Grounding Service-Learning in the Digital Age: Exploring a Virtual Sense of Geographic Place through Online Collaborative Mapping and Mixed Media
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 18 (2014) 4, S.201-232 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Online Courses; Computer Simulation; Human Geography; Maps; Cooperation; Cooperative Learning; Higher Education; College Students; Geographic Information Systems; Social Action; Social Problems; Case Studies; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Online course; Online-Kurs; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Humangeografie; Map; Karte; Co-operation; Kooperation; Kooperatives Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Soziales Handeln; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	A sense of place has been an integral part of service-learning since the field's inception; it describes one's attachment to a particular geographic place and is often a precursor to engaging in action to care for localities and their inhabitants. But practicing service-learning in online environments requires reconsidering this core value. Should the field celebrate the "liberation" of service-learning from geographical constraints, as some authors suggest, or reclaim a geographically bounded sense of place as an essential part of service-learning? The authors recommend finding ways to cultivate a virtual sense of geographic place in online learning environments to enhance a critical understanding of physical localities, better prepare service-learners to enter service sites, and deepen connections among participating students. By providing examples of online collaborative mapping and virtual community projects, this paper considers some implications for theorizing sense of place for online and face-to-face service-learning in the digital age. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01