Service-Learning, an Experience in Higher Education Framed within the Context of COVID-19

Abstract

This article presents a model for implementing the service-learning methodology based on the Sustainable Development Goals. This work describes the experience carried out during the 2020-2021 academic year with first-year students from the Degree in Pedagogy at the University of Valencia (Spain), an experience framed within the COVID-19 pandemic. The results prove the suitability of using this methodology to enhance the teaching competencies related to learning skills together with personal development skills. Planning teaching actions on the premise of solving actual problems helps the University contribute and generate an impact in terms of social commitment. In addition, the students show an increased level of motivation towards learning when developing socially useful projects.