Service-learning in online business courses: Research and good practices
Molly Wickam
Bethel University
Keywords: service-learning, online, business
Abstract
This session will describe the goals, activities, successes and challenges of a service-learning project in an online business capstone course where students conduct a project for a non-profit organization. Participants will gain new ideas for using service-learning in academic coursework in both online and face-to-face courses. In addition, the author will share portions of findings from her dissertation research study on service-learning.
Author Biography
Molly Wickam, Bethel University
Dr. Molly Wickam is an associate professor at Bethel University in both the business and education areas. Her Ph.D. is in the area of service-learning and she wrote and teaches a course where students complete a service-learning project. She loves seeing how service-learning lets students use their academic skills to help their communities.
