{"id":73,"date":"2024-04-04T07:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T04:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/sdce\/module-2-2-en-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T12:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T09:37:12","slug":"module-2-2-en-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/sdce\/module-2-2-en-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic 2: Improving your community through civic engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\r\n\t<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\">\r\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-179\" style=\"width: 150px;height: 113px;float: right\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/sdce_clowd.png\" title=\"sdce_clowd.png\" alt=\"SDCE_clowd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/sdce_clowd.png 531w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/sdce_clowd-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\">Within\u00a0this topic learners are introduced to some best practice examples taken\u00a0from the case studies. Learners should be able to identify what made these\u00a0projects work, and why they would be beneficial to a community.\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">\r\n\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">\r\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"668\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-195\" style=\"width: 200px;height: 249px;float: right\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/picture_2_2.jpg\" title=\"picture_2_2.jpg\" alt=\"SDCE2-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/picture_2_2.jpg 536w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/picture_2_2-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\">The DCE Guide presents many <b>positive benefits to students<\/b>\u00a0partaking in an DCE project in order to improve their communities through civic engagement.\u00a0 <\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">\r\n\t<span style=\"line-height:115%\"><u>This positive benefits to students include<\/u>:<\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt\">\r\n\t\t<span style=\"line-height:115%\">practicing and gaining experience in skills relevant to a career;<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt\">\r\n\t\t<span style=\"line-height:115%\">building strong relationships;<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt\">\r\n\t\t<span style=\"line-height:115%\">having great experiences and helping small community projects to become a succes.<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt\">\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<h3>\r\n\t<strong>T<span style=\"line-height:115%\">hree ways to improve your community through civic engagement:<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm;margin-right: 0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\">\r\n\t<span style=\"line-height:115%\">1.\u00a0 \u00a0 <b>Support community-based organizations<\/b><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\tHow?:\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\tPick an issue that you are passionate about and that you want to address.\r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\tThen become an activist by supporting community- based organizations.\r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\tAnd support small organizations that have goals of improving communities.\r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t<span style=\"line-height:115%\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span style=\"line-height:115%\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>Attend local city council meetings<\/b>.<\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\tThis is an insightful way\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\tto gain insights and initial experience;\r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\tto construct your network;\r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\tmeet like minded people who may\u00a0 share your ambition to develop a solutions-based project based on\u00a0 Digital Civic En<span style=\"line-height:115%\">gagement.<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t<span style=\"line-height:115%\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>Support Local Businesses<\/b><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\tBy supporting local businesses, you are helping:\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t\u00a0your local community to become economically stronger;\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t\u00a0local businesses (family owned), and workers and local suppliers.\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\tBy communicating with local businesses you are developing relationships and identifying what needs they have.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\">\r\n\tQuick Test\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">\r\n\t<\/p><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><div class=\"video-placeholder-wrapper video-placeholder-wrapper--fixed\" style=\"height: 366px;\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"video-placeholder d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"overlay text-white p-2 w-100 text-center d-block justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t            <div>To view third-party content, please accept cookies.<\/div>\n\t\t\t            <button class=\"btn btn-secondary btn-sm mt-1 consent-change\">Change consent<\/button>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within\u00a0this topic learners are introduced to some best practice examples taken\u00a0from the case studies. 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