The
Seattle Institute on Teaching Social Action (Sept 8-9, 2024) introduces faculty and staff to an experiential learning approach for incorporating
social action campaigns into either a semester-long course or co-curricular workshop series. It is designed to give instructors the tools and knowledge to implement social
action in their own courses (current or new).
Social action is a transformative experiential learning model where students in a course launch their own campaign or join a community organization's campaign,
and create a "student-wing". The students' social action campaigns seek to change a rule, regulation, norm, policy, or practice of an institution, on campus or in the community. This social action model requires teachers to devote about one-half of the time
to the social action campaigns (e.g., to explore issue development, building power, tactics, and campaign implementation). Generally, the course reading is also reduced so that the 1.5 hours per week that students devote to their campaign work is not burdensome.
Over the past year, faculty and staff have created
over 25 courses using social action.
To apply for the Fall Institute on Teaching Social Action,
click
here.
Space is limited! If you are accepted, there is a $60 fee to cover room and food costs. The training, which will be led by
Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton, Director of the
Teaching Social Action Initiative, will run from 9am - 5:30pm on the 7th of September, and 9am - 12:30pm on the 8th of September.
Hosted by
Dr.
Arun Agrawal (School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan and NSS Interim Vice President) and
Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton (Teaching Social Action), this training is a great way to kick-off your NSS experience!
Although not required, all Teaching Social Action Institute participants are also encouraged to
register
to attend the NSS Conference.
