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With apologies for the erratic photography, here are the posters from the event
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UWO Provost’s Summit on Teaching &Learning looking at Civic Engagement kicking off with a welcome &overview of week from Provost Lane Earns.
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Chancellor Wells announcing a new student ambassador initiative for the new USP program #uwousp
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#uwousp Keynote Paul Loeb (The Soul of a Citizen), talking about how we, as human beings, can respond to the challenges we face in society
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The Impossible Will Take a Little While and Soul of a Citizen, books by Paul Rogat Loeb. Citizen Activism and Social Movements, Civic E…0
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#uwousp Loeb: one of the key models of civic engagement is that you need to jump in and start, you don’t know everything before you start
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#uwousp Loeb: Many giants of history involved in communities, none knew everything. 1st lesson of social change you have to act with others
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#uwousp Loeb: 2nd lesson intentionality. A practically grounded granular, prepared & planned approach to change. Can’t know what will happen
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#uwousp Loeb: after planning you still need an Act of ‘faith’/ hope that situations can change but change based on planning.
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#uwousp Loeb: also needs 3rd factor of persistence, Rosa Parks could have quit NAACP after ten years and we wouldn’t have heard of her.
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#uwousp Loeb: relating stories of unlikely change agents & the wider unforeseeable impact of formative conversations & experiences.
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#uwousp Loeb: politics & civic engagement-get involved, check the facts & candidate’s positions http://www.uwosh.edu/adp make your mind up &vote
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#uwousp Loeb: quoting a 102yr old PNW activist: ‘you can’t do everything, but you do what you can, then you do some more’
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#uwousp Loeb: Observing Desmond Tutu’s ability to persevere in difficulty grounded in ‘remembering to laugh’ & ‘enjoying every moment’
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#uwousp Loeb: Q: How to promote engagement? A: Note implications & points of contact; tell the stories of community & your involvement
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Day2 UWO Provost’s Summit: Global Connections and Civic Engagement
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UWO Provost’s Summit day 2 #uwousp Global Connections and Civic Engagement Showcase. Students sharing their experience & learning.
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#uwousp ML: International &national service aligned with learning outcomes; Trip focus: social justice; location; take home value for campus
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#uwousp Alternative Spring Break: Guatemalan project working with coffee farmers, fair trade, role of community & long term school building
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#uwousp Alternative Spring Break: Washington DC project- homelessness and hunger; inequality; questioning stereotypes; sharing stories
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#uwousp Writing course in Nicaragua: global citizenship needs some understanding of the social, economic, cultural, complex connectedness
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#uwousp Nicaraguan writing course: preparation involves skills field notes, journal, reflect critically, consider cultural difference
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#uwousp Nicaraguan trip focused on connectedness & developing stories of their trip, both to hone skills and also be responsible advocates
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I omitted many of the details from the event and the student accounts, in part because they wouldn’t translate well to twitter. The passion of the participating students and the impact on their studies was striking but as impressive were the structures and systems in place to support their expereinces and ensure that they brought their experiences back for their wider communities, including UWO.
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I was unfortunately unable to attend the SOTL scholars luncheon but I will add a link to the podcast when it’s available.
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The next event on Wednesday afternoon was the Community Connection Extravaganza – perhaps the centerpiece of the Summit.
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#uwousp Provost Earns opening Civic Engagement Connection Extravaganza. http://pic.twitter.com/E903YLHB -
#uwousp civic engagement building connections: students instructors community partners alumni mentors in new USP (gen ed) required courses
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What followed was an amazing if somewhat frantic ‘speed-dating’ session between community partner organizations (who are interested in engaging with UWO through providing opportunities for community-based courses) and Faculty (developing courses) and Alums (mentoring students).
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#uwousp Provost’s Summit panel: Democracy, liberal arts, & civic engagement (CE ) Qs 1) why CE? 2) doing vs telling 3) ethics of CE learning
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#uwousp Panel: Civic engagement at the heart &purpose of a liberal arts education. Example of Howard Zinn: 2nd thoughts on the 1st amendment
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#uwousp Panel: In civic engagement, listening, self-awareness, embracing difference, and speaking for the other are foundational
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#uwousp Panel: civic engagement: seeking after the truth, seeking justice. Liberal arts curriculum: about becoming bigger than the self
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#uwousp Panel: Q if early formative experiences are critical to developing civic engagement how do you help those without such exp engage?
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#uwousp Panel: A. Tell stories of engagement & (in)justice; facilitate opportunities for engagement; explore stories which they do have
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#uwousp Panel: topic 2 – Doing vs telling. The education value of ‘field trips’ schools with immigrant populations; border crossings…
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#uwousp Panel: on campus projects eg: joining an organization that is alien/other to your experience; volunteering with a local organization
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#uwousp Panel: learn from mistakes & develop service learning that fits with community needs and not our expectations. Work with not for.
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#uwousp Panel: classroom as forum for civic engagement; one challenge is to help student activists take in class activities seriously
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#uwousp Panel: place responsibility in sdt hands; involve sts in planning events; lead (you have expertise); lead by example (be involved)
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#uwousp Panel: student engagement, developing rhetorical agency and ‘take a stand’ activity
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#uwousp Topic: the ethics of civic engagement learning. One prof’s rule of thumb: take a stand on things not people. Create open environment
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#uwousp Panel: balancing role &agency of self in the classroom, practicing what you teach. Create dialogue, be aware of privilege & identity
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#uwousp Panel: quote from the floor- “to teach is to be civically engaged”;
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#uwousp Panel: (from floor) issue of [tension between building trust &intrinsic intentional disruptiveness of civic engagement to student]
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#uwousp Panel: (from floor) Q: how many students are willing & able to disagree with the prof? How do we support & encourage their voice?
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#uwousp Panel: (from floor) teaching involves power dynamics, how do you support working with? Learn with? [when you're also an expert]
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#uwousp Panel: (from floor) A. Articulate edu philosophy, outlook & ground rules. Consider how to empower. Value sdt contributions
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