Teacher Education Candidates Providing Educational Technology Professional Development to the University Community through Service-Learning

Technology use in education has grown at a rapid pace throughout the last decade. However, the COVID-19 pandemic created a lasting impact on technology use for instruction in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade (PK-12) classrooms and college courses. This creates an even greater need for preservice teachers to be provided with opportunities to develop knowledge and skills related to technology integration. This study explored the impacts of an educational technology service-learning opportunity on undergraduate preservice teacher candidates as well as university instructors. Undergraduate teacher candidate participants completed a course assignment in which they researched and presented various educational technology tools. University professor participants attended these presentations and completed a brief survey on the experience. Through the study, the researchers determined the impacts on each group and implications for further study and development of resources related to the use of educational technology in college courses and preservice teacher candidate preparation.