ERIC Number: EJ1020077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan
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Wikis, Workshops and Writing: Strategies for Flipping a College Community Engagement Course
Maloy, Robert W.; Edwards, Sharon A.; Evans, Allison
Journal of Educators Online, v11 n1 Jan 2014
This paper describes utilizing wiki technology, small group workshops, and reflective writing assignments to "flip" a community engagement/service-learning course for college undergraduates who are tutoring culturally and linguistically diverse students in K-12 schools. Flipped classrooms are gaining popularity in the teaching of science, accounting, and other traditionally lecture-based college courses. In this flipped structure, in-class faculty lectures and presentations are replaced by assignments in a wikispace featuring multimodal resources that students hear, view or read and write about weekly. During class, students rotate through a series of three learning workshops facilitated by faculty and student leaders.
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Workshops, Educational Strategies, Service Learning, Writing Assignments, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Student Writing Models, Citizen Participation, Tutoring, Reflection, Instructional Effectiveness, Participant Satisfaction, Student Teaching, Student Diversity, Educational Technology
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Education Level: Higher Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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