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Weblogs transform service-learning reflection.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| March 22, 2006 | Purmensky, Kerry | COPYRIGHT 2006 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

In every service-learning project, the component of reflection is an integral aspect of the learning process. Intentional, systematic reflection of the experience must take place for students to make that critical connection between the service-learning experience and the theoretical objectives of the course. In this service-learning project, a blog was utilized for student reflection, giving them the opportunity to share their progress. This transformed the typical reflection between teacher and student into a learning community where the individual student's learning was impacted by other students.

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