Service Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Extreme e-service learning: Student implemented telehealth intervention for children with autism.

“…On their final reflection logs, students shared that sense of social responsibility and professional development with plans to continue in the field of ASD and intervention. Here, we include some additional quotes from students' reflection logs because they provide a rich illustration of the experiences the students had in the course: Findings are consistent with those from the inperson service-learning literature demonstrating positive outcomes for students and community (Bringle et al, 2016) and add to the small but growing, especially since COVID-19, number of studies describing extreme e-service learning courses (e.g., Doody et al, 2020;Gresh et al, 2021;Kehl et al, 2022;Lin & Shek, 2021;Schmidt, 2021;Tian & Noel, 2020).…”

“…Several studies have examined extreme e-service learning courses in psychology and related disciplines (e.g., Doody et al, 2020; Gresh et al, 2021; Kehl et al, 2022; Lin & Shek, 2021; Schmidt, 2021). Doody et al (2020) described their course in which psychology and speech–language pathology undergraduate students along with special education graduate students completed developmental screenings of young children at local childcare centers. Because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the students participated in indirect service-learning activities by completing their screenings from video recordings of screenings in years prior.…”

Pandemic Partnerships: Community/University Experiences with Community-Based Learning in the COVID-19 Era

“…Responses indicated that COVID-19 caused new issues and exacerbated established challenges to community-based learning. Participants cited service changes, health protocol restrictions, and remote access problems that were consistent with emerging literature (see Doody et al, 2020). Both partners discussed service delivery problems including decreasing in-person services and canceling or limiting services.…”

“…Higher education and community partners have been adapting the service-learning curriculum while navigating COVID-19 (e.g., Doody et al, 2020). Emerging areas impacting these adaptations include community issues, virtual operations, and student challenges.…”

“…While literature has begun to emerge regarding the effects of the pandemic on community-based learning (Doody et al, 2020), further guidance is needed. The purpose of the current study was to examine perspectives of community partners and higher education employees in community-based learning during the COVID-19 pandemic related to the following two questions: What are the top challenges to participating in community-based learning with college students?…”