Collaborating Successfully with Community Partners and Clients in Online Service-Learning Classes

Rebecca J. Dumlao East Carolina University

Abstract

Teaching online students to collaborate effectively with community partners and to solve problems through service-learning projects are “on trend” topics for technical communication faculty. This article presents collaboration specifics as well as the author's Collaborative Communication Framework (CCF) to show the types of communication needed to work well with community partners/clients in service-learning. Tips for teaching, including using the CCF and service-learning, will be highlighted so faculty can make choices about how to meet curricular goals while addressing community partner/client needs. Resources for teaching will be offered. Successful student projects will show detailed examples of key ideas throughout the article.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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2023-07-01
DOI
10.1177/00472816221088349
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