2ND ANNUAL D.B. REINHART ETHICS VIDEO COMPETITION

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Jason Howard & Ryan Anderson

Competition OverviewJason Howard & Ryan Anderson are working with the D.B. Reinhart Institute for

Ethical Leadership to host another ethics video competition for Viterbo undergraduate students. The top videos will be screened and voted on the evening of April 29, 2020 in the Viterbo Fine Arts Center.

This project is designed to be student led and organized!!!!!

Undergraduate students will work in groups of two - five students and create a 5

minute video that shows them engaged in some kind of work towards the common good—or else features an individual or community group engaged in such activity.

Those who attend the screening of the top videos on April 29th will vote for the top three. First prize will receive $1,000, second prize $500 and third $500. Dr. Kyte will be posting the winning videos on the Reinhart Institutes' webpage.

We have received a $3000 stipend from MCSII to help incentivize faculty to integrate the video competition as an assignment into at least one class.

The mission of the Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation (Housed at UW-Stout) is “to promote the study and discussion of civil liberties and related institutions (governmental, civic, business, social, scientific, religious, etc.) and innovations through scholarly inquiry, educational activities and community outreach.” https://www.uwstout.edu/csii

The video competition is one innovative way of promoting the civic engagement of our students that encompasses aspects of inquiry, active learning and community outreach.

The focus of the video is deliberately open-ended with students selecting something they think illustrates the common good. This could be accomplished in a variety of ways, for example, through documenting their own service for the common good, that of an individual, community, or specific institution.

Raising awareness about the importance of the common good is an example of civic engagement, and the video assignment is a way for our students to study and discuss the complicated responsibilities that come with being a member of society.

Menard Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation

MCSII Grant for Faculty

Faculty are eligible for up to a $300 stipend if they incorporate the competition into their class.

In order to receive the full stipend amount, faculty need to:

Attend a workshop or briefly meet with either Ryan Anderson, Jason Howard or Jeff Nyseth to discuss the project.

Introduce the basic parameters of the competition to students in at least one class. This is a student lead project and so instructors should explain the purpose of the competition (making a connection with class content) but are not required to commit extensive class time in helping the students accomplish the project.

Integrate the video into an class assignment (either replacing an existing assignment, or as a required project, or as a substantial bonus assignment)

Faculty will submit a copy of the assignment (rubric) they created in their class for the video competition (with an indication of which class the assignment was integrated in).

Details of the competition

* The student video should accomplish the following:

Clearly identify a person(s), community, or institution from the La Crosse City/County or

larger Coulee region that serves the common good (or significantly hinders the pursuit of

the common good).

Briefly explain the history/context behind their example and articulate why it is an

informative illustration of serving the common good (or how the example hinders the

importance or pursuit of the common good)

Document the students’ engagement in the project and explain what the experience has

taught them about the common good.

List reliable information/facts about the example selected as the main theme of the video.

The video must be no longer than 5 minutes.

Project Deadline

Projects needs to be completed by

April 20th

for review by the video competition committee

Options for including the ethics video competition into your class

1.Integrated Mandatory Assignment (Class Requirement)

2.Swap-out Assignment• Participating in the competition would replace a major classroom

assignment.

3.Optional Bonus Assignment • Not recommended given the large workload required by the project.

4.Partial in-class completion• Students would complete the video by the end of the class, but would not

submit it as an entry into the competition.

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RUBRIC FOR D. B. REINHART ETHICS COMPETITION ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT SAMPLE

The total points for engaging in and fulfilling the requirements for the 2020 Ethics Competition is 85 points.

Evaluation

Criteria

Strong Effective Emerging

Incomplete SCORE

Project

Summary

Points

Strong: 21-25

Effective: 16-20

Emerging: 12-15

Incomplete: 0-11

+Students identify an example of

the common good from the City of

La Crosse/ La Crosse county,

explain what makes it an

informative example, and explore

some of the history/context behind

it (what issue or problem is the

example trying to remedy or

improve).

Alternately- students identify a

hurdle to the common good and

explain what makes it a hurdle.

+Short summary that includes a

definition of the common good and

some sources used in the video.

+Students identify

an example of the

common good but

more context -

history is needed.

+what makes the

example so

informative about

the common good

could be more

explicit.

+Students identify an

example of the

common good but

provide no context.

+It is unclear why the

example is

informative.

+No explicit notion

of the common good

is referenced.

+Written summary

has no definition of

the common good or

lists any sources used

in the video.

+ Very unclear

how the example

demonstrates the

common good/or

serves as a

significant

hurdle to the

common good.

+No background

or context is

provided.

+Written

summary is

incomplete or

not handed in.

Community

Engagement

Points

Strong: 26-30

Effective: 20 -25

Emerging: 14-19

Incomplete: 0-13

+The video documents the students’

civic engagement/involvement in

the project.

+The video shows how the project

enhanced the students’

understanding of the common good,

highlighting their own community

engagement.

+If the video offers a critique of an

institution/policy that undermines

the common good,

recommendations are provided on

how to remedy this.

+Students provide a 1-2 page

summary of the project that

documents how project

responsibilities were organized, lists

when students met, how long, who

attended, and indicates each

students’ community engagement

(dates, length, nature of community

engagement).

+Video

documents the

students civic

engagement but

what the students

learn from the

experience is not

explicit.

+Summary is

handed in but it

could be more

detailed and

comprehensive.

+Video shows no

student engagement

in the community.

+ What the students

learn about the

common good is not

addressed/shown.

+Summary is handed

it but it is missing

important details (e.g.

no dates, lacking

details on community

engagement).

+Video does not

show or

reference any

students’

involvement in

the project and

what the students

may have

learned is not

mentioned.

+The connection

is unclear

between the

service and the

overall project.

+No summary is

handed in or it is

too incomplete to

be informative.

Project

Documentation

and Video

Points

Strong: 26-30

Effective: 20 -25

Emerging: 14-19

Incomplete: 0-13

+Students create a documentary

video (max. 5 minutes).

+The video is well-organized and

makes effective use of video design

to create a clear, engaging and

compelling documentary video.

+At the end of the video all

participants/institutions shown are

listed in the credits along with any

research

+The video is successfully

submitted to the competition by the

deadline of Apr. 20

+Video is

organized but is

too long and/ or

visual design

could be better.

+Documentation

of community

engagement could

be integrated

more.

+Video needs more

organization; it is

hard to follow at

times and does not

provide a clear

summary of the

project experience.

+It remains unclear

what the students

learned from their

experiences engaging

the local community.

+Video is

obviously

incomplete and/

or not finished

by the deadline.

+Names of key

people and

institutions

shown in the

video are not

listed anywhere.

What if your class does not focus on the common good or civil liberties!?

Remember the project is student led! Your job is to introduce the idea to the students. If

you want to better align the video project with course content, then consider requiring

students to focus on a specific theme or issue.

For example: the common good and health care, the environment as a common good,

the justice system as advocate for the common good.

Resources to get started

2019 Couleecap Needs Assessment

2018 Compass Now:

La Crosse County Needs Report

Great Rivers United Way Community Assessment Resources

La Crosse County Community Health Improvement Plan 2016-2021

Jason Howard, Ryan Anderson, & Jeff Nyseth

Resources to get started

YouTube video examples:

https://www.viterbo.edu/db-reinhart-institute-ethics-

leadership/ethics-video-competition

What’s Next

Keep in mind students need to:

Find a topic to focus on

Conduct some preliminary research/fact finding about the topic

Organize possible meetings with community stakeholders

Document their service-learning experience in the video

Although the v ideo is not submitted until April 20th, the creation of the v ideo can be time-intensive so students should not wait too long before filming. Students will need footage of their serv ice-learning efforts, preferably over an extended period of time.

Students need to make sure anyone being interv iewed has signed a waiver granting permission to show their image(generally people under 18 cannot be interv iewed or appear in the v ideo without written consent from a guardian)

Editing the v ideo can be a time-consuming process (every v ideo will need some editing), so students should not wait too long before they do this. Jeff Nyseth will be available to assist students in construction of their v ideo documentary.

Remember that students can check out v ideo equipment from the library if needed or simply use their phone to create the v ideo. Waivers and other information (v ideo editing tips, sample v ideos and rubrics) will be posted on the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership webpage.

*All v ideos become the intellectual property of Viterbo University.

Thank You

Questions?