Service learning with a technology presence: bridging the gap between classroom theory and professional experience to fulfill societal needs

Service learning is a teaching and learning methodology that connects curriculum with identified community issues and needs.Service learning engages projects that serve the community and build their social and academic capacities.Service learning was based off the views of John Dewey, a philosopher and educator who advanced the concept that active student involvement in learning, insisted that this is an essential element in effective education.He viewed the community as an integral component of educational experiences for both enhancing a student's education and for developing future societies.The need for engaged learning and an implementation of technology will further develop training for students in technological discipline, and will fulfill a societal need.Service learning is an educational strategy that allows classroom skills and knowledge into practice while serving the community.It combines civic involvement with academic coursework in a manner that benefits both the student and the community.Service learning promotes a community partnership while course objectives are met, students turn classroom theory into practice and gain professional experience, and a pertinent community need is fulfilled.