Perceptions on e-service-learning: active methodology to connect pre-service teachers and society

Abstract

E-service-learning is a pedagogical methodology that promotes social awareness in higher education classrooms. The main objective of this study is to study undergraduate students’ acquisition, from a real and practical 100% online perspective, of the competencies in different subjects by providing the community with educational reading and writing resources designed by themselves to work literacy. 161 university students (M = 23.02; SD = 4.78) from the Faculty of Education created digital tools that addressed the preschool teachers’ needs of two educational institutions. Forty-nine digital resources for literacy were created by undergraduate students. Results showed satisfaction of all the groups involved in the e-SL project; regarding undergraduate students, the experimentation improved the perception of the connection between the theoretical and practical contents taught, motivation and learning. Extreme e-SL or 100% online is an effective pedagogical methodology that academically develops citizens committed to society without geographical limitations.