We are honored to have invited Prof. Andrew Furco and Dr. Carol Ma, two renowned figures in the field of SL to be the workshop’s opening panelists. We are proposing altogether 10 themes that address specific research focus areas, and you are invited to indicate the topic(s) you prefer and are interested in when you register:
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1. Impact Studies |
Assessing SL impacts: students, teachers, partners, and community |
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2. Implementation/Process Studies |
Improving SL practices; sharing of best (and worst!) practices |
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3. Institutionalization Studies |
Advancing SL sustainability and embedding SL into faculty scholarship |
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4. Conceptual Framings and Theory Development |
Endeavoring to conceptualize and theorize SL |
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5. Methodological Considerations |
Exploring the appropriate methods and research designs for SL |
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6. Instruments and Measures |
Seeking valid instrumentations and measurements to provide useful info on SL impacts |
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7. Replication |
Considering the possibility of replicating successful SL projects |
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8. Cultural and Cross-Cultural Issues and Considerations |
Taking into consideration specific cultural backgrounds in conducting SL |
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9. Virtual SL in the COVID/post-COVID Era |
Preparing for the worst (and best!) for SL under the new normal |
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10. SL in Hong Kong/Asia: Uniqueness and Innovation |
Asking the ultimate question: what is innovative SL? |