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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 3: Taking a service-learning approach to an DCE project
This module explores the concept of service learning and the impact that it has on student civic engagers. After covering this content learners should be able to explain the concept of service learning, as well as provide examples of it in action Moreover, the benefits of service learning will also be covered, and what will be the potential of service learning as a pedagogical approach.
Service-Learning Approach
Service Learning is realised when learning is established through a course of action and then reflection. This helps not only to increase understanding and learning, but also helps to practice skills associated with the learning.
Service learning is a type of pedagogy that some research proposes many benefits of learning over volunteering. Such benefits can include an increased retention rates in first-year college students, increased levels of student leadership, and it can also increase academic performance.
Service-Learning must include:
1. Reciprocal Benefits: Service-learning benefits a specific community’s needs as well as students’ academic learning and civic growth.
2. Planning and Reflection: Guided reflection helps students consider their experience allowing them to identify what they have learned.
3. Connection to Course Content: As activities always connect directly to learning objectives this supports “experiential education,” or learning through experience.
Examples of Service-Learning
The Starter Programme at the University of Tartu and Queens University Belfast’s Dementia Awareness Game. Both are included in our DCE Guide, click here to find out more.
SDCE Case Study – Example: Voluntary participation – The Starter Programme
The Starter Programme is an extracurricular activity for students which is aimed to develop the mindset and skills of entrepreneurship in students. It is a three-month long idea-development program which consists of a kick-off event, a number of training sessions and workshops, a networking/ mentoring event, mentoring sessions and a demo day.
https://starteridea.ee/startertartu/
Check out the video, an inspiring TED Talk on student civic engagement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqrHkM_6dsM&t=1s
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