Location
MD202, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
Start Date
28-5-2015 1:30 PM
End Date
28-5-2015 2:40 PM
Description
This article outlines the development of an undergraduate project-based Digital Imaging Photography Course, specifically designed to provide students with a community service learning experience. It's focus on integrating service learning into existing Digital Imaging Photography courses and on helping children at local elementary school to learn the skills of photo shooting through the community service. The course goal is on strengthening student's photo shooting skills and understanding the meaning of service-learning through earlier coursework; then helping students to develop their broader work-related to practice skills, interpersonal skill, civic engagement, and personal responsibility through service-learning assignments fit the scope course. This research study incorporates a questionnaire and a reflection writings to assess students learning outcome. A framework for course design is Paper presented, and a set of pedagogical materials is provided that other Imaging Photography related educators can use to develop and launch a significant community service learning course.
Recommended Citation
Ko, L.-C., & Ho, J.-F. (2015, May). Implementing service-learning in the Digital Imaging Photography Course. Paper presented at the 5th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning: Love Journey: Community Engagement through Service-Learning, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan.
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Implementing service-learning in the Digital Imaging Photography Course
MD202, Paul Cardinal Shen Medical Building, Fu Jen University
This article outlines the development of an undergraduate project-based Digital Imaging Photography Course, specifically designed to provide students with a community service learning experience. It's focus on integrating service learning into existing Digital Imaging Photography courses and on helping children at local elementary school to learn the skills of photo shooting through the community service. The course goal is on strengthening student's photo shooting skills and understanding the meaning of service-learning through earlier coursework; then helping students to develop their broader work-related to practice skills, interpersonal skill, civic engagement, and personal responsibility through service-learning assignments fit the scope course. This research study incorporates a questionnaire and a reflection writings to assess students learning outcome. A framework for course design is Paper presented, and a set of pedagogical materials is provided that other Imaging Photography related educators can use to develop and launch a significant community service learning course.