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Session III: International Service Learning (ISL)

Session III: International Service Learning (ISL). Service Learning Definitions. “Definitions vary considerably… - Skinner and Chapman (1999) More than 147 definitions - Kendall (1990) Some grouped in SL philosophy SL pedagogy of education Some purely nominal.

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Session III: International Service Learning (ISL)

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  1. Session III:International Service Learning (ISL)

  2. Service Learning Definitions • “Definitions vary considerably… - Skinner and Chapman (1999) • More than 147 definitions - Kendall (1990) • Some grouped in SL philosophy • SL pedagogy of education • Some purely nominal

  3. Theoretical framework: ELSL Definitions Dewey’s philosophy establishes certain characteristics for SL: It is an experience or that it is experiential [theory] with the aim of a social justice goal; can be educative if it can be understood [reflection] while trying to establish that social balance.

  4. ISL Definition “International service learning is an educational methodology in which students' learning of a subject/s occurs in a foreign context while interacting with the host community and meeting a host country's community need.  The learning occurs through reflecting/refracting around the experience which aims to promote understanding of the circumstances underlying the host community’s needs and on some occasions providing alternative solutions to ameliorate that particular community need.” - Pagano, 2006

  5. Goals of ISL • To enhance the academic content of the course through interaction with the host community • To develop intercultural Knowledge • To learn to be intercultural proficient • To learn specific issues in the host culture • To develop critical thinking skills through reflection pedagogy • To fully interact with the host community • To develop group goals that build community • To aim to reach the “reciprocity” concept • Other

  6. Types of ISL Programs • Faculty Led • Partnership • Direct Enrollment • Hybrid • Travel Embedded

  7. ISL Models: Academics

  8. Key Elements of ISL

  9. ISL Element’s Analyses

  10. Main Element: Worksite/Volunteer • Worksite needs to be tied into every part of the curriculum

  11. ISL Pedagogy: Reflection • Reflection: • The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. • Something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected. • Mental concentration; careful consideration. • A thought or an opinion resulting from such consideration

  12. Reflection-Refraction • Reflection in Education • Dewey: Vehicle to think about our experiences • Critical Thinking: the mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion

  13. Refraction • Refraction: The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density. • De-fantasize fate!

  14. Refraction Process

  15. Levels of Thought Analysis in II and ISL: Towards Refraction

  16. Refraction

  17. Refraction • Assessment and Evaluation • Knowledge • Subject Matter • Context • Skills • Ability to look at alternative perspective • Ability to interact with the host culture • Attitudes • Willingness to seek out international or intercultural opportunities • Accepts cultural differences and tolerates cultural ambiguity

  18. Refraction: Teamwork • What types of assignments? • What features do assignments need? • What logistics need to take place? • Other

  19. Essay Multiple choice Journal Portfolios Presentations Community Analysis Research Papers Role-plays Related Story Telling Video Diary Learning Logs Re-entry activity* ISL and II Refraction Examples

  20. ISL and II Refraction Examples Steps in the thinking process that leads to learning goals in an experiential learning situation

  21. ISL: Environmental Issues ExampleReflection/Critical Thinking After: “I drew the river with different colors. I drew the Tapajos river with brown to show its true color and then the Amazon in blue. The Tapajos River is a tributary of the Amazon. I mixed both colors where they get together. People here depend heavily on the river for anything they do. I never knew parts of the river are so polluted and it is creating so many problems for so many communities. We need to take this into consideration and start prosecuting the responsible for so much pollution. It does not seem that much is done about that…”

  22. ISL: Environmental Issues ExampleCritical Thinking/Refraction • “The tapajos river is an effluent of the Amazon river, the second largest river in the world. There is increasing concern about the potential neurotoxic effects of exposure to methylmercury for the 6 million people living in the Amazon, even in regions situated far away from the gold mines (garimpos), considered to be the major source of mercury pollution….

  23. Refraction “A list of actions we can take regarding pollution are hard to reach, considering the widespread corruption in the Amazon region. However, fish are contaminated with mercury in the area and kids we have seen so far in the fishing villages are truly sick. The Rotary clubs in the area are trying to help cure the sick but they are not able to fight the source of the problem. They bring physicians who volunteer to work with patients who have river illnesses….”

  24. Writing Time

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