Overcoming gender segregation in service learning projects

Al‐Khalifa, Hend S.

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“…Other authors, however, do advocate for non-profit service recipients because this aligns the project with the community orientation of the larger service learning pedagogy. Reported non-profit recipients in the computing service learning literature include schools or other education organizations [10,12,17,25], governments [44], charitable organizations [2,5,37,39,40,41,49], and the developing world [4]. Typical reported service projects are websites [2,4,17,39,44], databases [40,41,43,44,49] and hardware or software support [4,10,37,42].…”

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“…Most of these purported outcomes are simply deduced from the nature of the work. A few authors have attempted to measure them by asking the students whether these skills have improved [2,12,17,25,40] or by asking the student to write a personal reflection on their experience [4,21,44,49]. But since all of the above cited learning outcomes (except perhaps the "feel good" aspects) can also be achieved by traditional experiential internship programs, where then is the service in these types of projects?…”

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“…The paper will also describe some alternative sample service-learning projects in an endeavor to re-inject some of the original social justice perspectives that were at the heart of the initial service-learning movement [27,31,38]. In other words, this paper attempts to 1 Of course, nothing in the definition of service learning would prevent its adoption in other countries and cultures (see, for instance, [2]). Nonetheless, the vast majority of the service learning literature is from authors teaching within the United States.…”

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Is there service in computing service learning?

Connolly

2012

Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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A variety of researchers have advocated for service learning projects in post-secondary computing programs. While these projects can achieve important disciplinary outcomes for the students, what has been under examined is the benefit that these projects have for the service recipients and their community. This paper argues that since service learning projects are meant to benefit both student donors and community recipients, we must examine much more carefully how computing service projects interact with all the social actors affected by the projects. Taking such an approach will require recognizing that ICT by itself will not improve or increase democracy, equality, social inclusion, or any other social good. Analogous to the experience of foreign aid recipients in the developing world, some service learning projects may actually do more harm than good. The paper concludes by providing some sample computer learning projects that are oriented more strongly towards achieving true service for the recipients.

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2012

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CISing Up Service Learning: A Systematic Review of Service Learning Experiences in Computer and Information Science

Yamamoto

Barker

Voida

2023

ACM Trans. Comput. Educ.

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The benefits of service learning in computer and information science (CIS) are believed to be significant, ranging from providing students with real-world experiences, to retaining students, to positively impacting community partners. While there are many benefits of service learning, the CIS domain does impose unique costs for integrating service learning into the curriculum. Yet there is little systematic research to help the CIS community understand best practices for maximizing benefits while minimizing costs. Experience reports about service learning courses in CIS have appeared in the literature annually since 2000 and so we address this gap in knowledge by conducting a systematic review and content analysis of 84 experience reports from the The ACM Guide to Computing Literature. We synthesize the current state of service learning in CIS as well as derive recommendations for best practices and future research directions.

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Faculty, Student, and Community Partner Experiences in Computer and Information Science Service Learning

Robledo Yamamoto,

Barker,

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2024

ACM Trans. Comput. Educ.

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Service learning, a high impact pedagogy, involves integrating academic outcomes with service to the community. The success of service learning experiences depends on the development of mutually reciprocal relationships between students, instructors, and community partners, ensuring equitable benefits for all stakeholders. To explore how relationship-building and growth are supported in computer and information science (CIS) service learning, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 informants—each a faculty, student, or community partner who participated in one of 5 computer or information science service learning courses. Our analysis identified three factors that were most crucial in supporting the formation of relationships among stakeholders: infrastructuring the relationship, valuing technical and other expertise equitably, and integrating soft skills and technical skills. Based on these findings, we discuss how growth, an important outcome of relationship-building and equitable service learning experiences, can be supported and assessed in CIS service learning experiences.

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Overcoming gender segregation in service learning projects

Abstract: Service learning can play an important role in shaping the vocational future of an IT student. This paper describes how we effectively implemented service learning in a web applications engineering course with remote client interactions to overcome gender segregation.

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Is there service in computing service learning?

Is there service in computing service learning?

CISing Up Service Learning: A Systematic Review of Service Learning Experiences in Computer and Information Science

Faculty, Student, and Community Partner Experiences in Computer and Information Science Service Learning

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