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- Module 1
- Topic 1: What is Student Digital Civic Engagement?
- Topic 2: How is Digital Civic Engagement Impacting Universities (and Beyond)?
- Topic 3: What Competences do Student Civic Engagers Develop?
- Topic 4: What does Student Digital Civic Engagement Look Like in Practice?
- Evaluation test for module 1
- Resources and further studies (Module 1)
- Module 2
- Topic 1: Problems that need solving – spotlight on global issues
- Topic 2: Improving your community through civic engagement
- Topic 3: Taking a service-learning approach to an DCE project
- Topic 4: DCE is building your competency levels. Here are the opportunities
- Evaluation test for module 2
- Resources and further studies (Module 2)
- Module 3
- Topic 1: What Do Great Digital Civic Engagement Projects Include?
- Topic 2: Getting Involved In Your First Digital Civic Engagement Project/ Initiative
- Topic 3: Using Technology To Enhance Your Civic Engagement Work
- Topic 4: Designing/ Delivering Digital Civic Engagement Solutions
- Evaluation test for module 3
- Resources and further studies (Module 3)
- Module 4
- Module 5
- Topic 1: Estimating Project Costs And Financial Needs
- Topic 2: Spotlight On Lean Start Up and Sustainable Business Model Canvas
- Topic 3: Crowdfunding Your Civic Engagement Projects /Causes
- Topic 4: Leveraging the power of corporate social responsibility
- Evaluation test for module 5
- Resources and further studies (Module 5)
- Module 6
- Topic 1: Why Building Credibility, Trust and Relationships are Key
- Topic 2: Cultivating and Growing a Student Civic Engagement Community
- Topic 3: Spotlight on Mission Marketing
- Topic 4: Technology Tools to Help You Share and Spread Your Civic Engagement Work
- Evaluation test for module 6
- Resources and further studies (Module 6)
Topic 4: What does Student Digital Civic Engagement Look Like in Practice?
The learning objective of this topic is to give students ideas on how a digital civic engagement project can look like in practice. Students will be introduced to practical examples of digital civic engagement by students in Europe.
Students’ learning and civic engagement
Researchers have found a statistically significant relationship between civic engagement and academic engagement. Students who engage in civic issues engage in academic praxis, linking theory to action; they strengthen key competences of critical thinking, communication and collaboration; and they develop emotional intelligence and conscientious empathy as part of a community.
Two examples of student digital civic engagement
The Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in Ireland developed a module for their marketing orientated courses. This module equipped marketing and design students with the skills necessary that help to develop a volunteer or community project.
Students provided their skills and expertise and offered it to their local communities. They work with communities and voluntary organisations first-hand, assisting them with their digital ideas and skills and applying what they have learned throughout the module in a real-life scenario.
The Tartu Welcome Centre is a non-profit association in Tartu, Estonia. Their goal is to help new immigrants arriving in Tartu and Southern Estonia to adapt smoothly and settle into Estonian society. The Welcome Centre provided services for newcomers which were free consultations, registry services, cultural and networking events, and useful information. Students can help on a voluntary basis.
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