August 2025

1. Aug 2025 OA PDF
   From Knowledge Transfer to Knowledge Creation: Using Public Pedagogy to Evolve Reciprocity in Service-Learning Roles ↗
   Adrienne Lamberti
   Abstract

   This piece explores a recent change in pedagogy for a professional communication program at a U.S. university. The Covid-19 pandemic prompted a reevaluation of the program’s service-learning curricula. Students’ pre-pandemic challenges are described and compared to their exacerbated struggles post-Covid, especially the impact of misinformation and artificial intelligence upon critical thinking skills. Service- learning clients’ struggles too are analyzed. Intersecting service-learning pedagogy with thought from public pedagogy scholarship can address these challenges by enhancing reciprocity in service-learning relationships. A nuanced understanding of reciprocity in service-learning roles can address power dynamics and break free from restrictive academic conventions, fostering a more equitable learning environment. The piece includes an example of how a revised service-learning curriculum in grant writing affected students’ critical thinking skills and enabled client partners to advocate for their organizations’ constituents.

   writing pedagogy service learning argument transfer professional writing artificial intelligence
   doi:10.59236/rjv24i2pp162-230