Service-Learning through Immersive Technologies in Ecuador

Autor/inn/en	Yepez-Reyes, Veronica; Williams, Eric R.
Titel	Service-Learning through Immersive Technologies in Ecuador
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 25 (2021) 2, S.177-185 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Service Learning; Undergraduate Students; International Cooperation; Partnerships in Education; Technology Uses in Education; Communication Research; Journalism; Educational Technology; Best Practices; Ecuador; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Service-Learning; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Kommunikationsforschung; Journalistik; Journalismus; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Service-learning, as a form of experiential learning, allows universities to work hand-in-hand with local communities, addressing their needs and expectations and putting into practice professional skills acquired by the students. This article reports on two service-learning experiences of communication students and faculty of Ecuador and Ohio, United States working together with local communities in the countryside of the coastal province of Manabí and in the Andean páramo of Chugchilán. These activities were further enhanced via cutting-edge immersive technologies and production experience using these technologies. This article aims to answer the questions of whether and how international stakeholders and immersive technologies play a role in the community outreach roadmap. The outcomes suggest that immersive technologies in service-learning international partnerships present four types of challenges: ontological, technological, narrative, and professional. The introduction of immersive technologies in service-learning projects is an interesting possibility for further development of joint narratives. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01