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Tawasol Student Exchange

2012

Intercultural Student Service Learning Exchange Programme in Galway

Carl Bradshaw, Ingvild Willwerth, Jacqui Stewart, Katie Fallon, Lougayne Fattal, Amira El Halabi, Samer Sfeir, Izabela Yankova, Farah Najem, Reem El-Dana, Abd

Alrahman Aladlan

Introduction Service Learning and Civic Engagement:

Service learning and civic engagement - the aim of this exchange Service learning and volunteering Community placement

Intercultural Interaction and Communication: All coming together from different places Workshops Why is it important?

Personal and Academic Experience and Development: Hands-on-learning Three basic lessons - key concepts Growth

Future: General Mommy Made Al al-Bayt University MDF Project

Service Learning and Civic Engagement

The aim of this exchange visit was to give students from all participating universities the opportunity to: 1. Apply knowledge in the community;2. Develop employability;3. Reflect on understanding of service learning;4. Experience community engagement;5. Focus on the solving of ‘real’ problems;6. Work in teams and develop leadership skills;7.The promotion of cross-cultural learning and understanding ;

8 .Enhance communication skills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdtS66OU96E&feature=plcp

Service Learning and Civic Engagement

Service Learning and Civic Engagement

Service learning is part of academic experience, linked to our academic discipline, then the community becomes a teaching tool program, it’s about turning difficulties into opportunities, disadvantages into advantages

You learn about self-growth, and when you learn that you can learn new methods and techniques, if we continue to grow service learning and civic engagement in our regions but first we must work in growing ourselves, making Jordan a better place to live in.

We must have high expectations in order to achieve our goals, it’s about being a part of this community not an object, and you have to learn how to surf. When you learn about service learning and civic engagement we contribute to develop the community, it doesn’t matter whether you’re young or old, male or female, able bodies or disabled, there is something you can do!

I learned from Galway workshop the ability to structure my time, working and networking with others in creating a sense of accomplishment. Being a valued member of the community and after that we can make a new place. Its about being a part not an object

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qN2BrqsHik&feature=plcp

Service Learning and Volunteering

The term “service learning” has been used to characterize a wide array of experiential education endeavors, from volunteer and community service projects to field studies and internship programs.

Service Learning and Volunteering

Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.

Through service-learning, young people—from kindergarteners to college students—use what they learn in the classroom to solve real-life problems. They not only learn the practical applications of their studies, they become actively contributing citizens and community members through the service they perform.

Differences Between Service Learning and Volunteering

Service Learning is: Volunteering is:

FundedFormalDirected by

professor/tutorRequiredAbout problem solvingAcademic

Free InformalMore personally

directedOptionalProviding a servicePersonal

Community Placements

Galway Traveller Movement

What Have I Learned?

What Have I Learned?

Learning through Experience

The Power of Knowledge

The Rewards of Hard Work

Civic Engagement in Universities

Meaningful Student Experience

Holistic Education

University Engaged with its Surroundings

Intercultural interaction and communication

Photos: Maria Sand et. al.

Intercultural interaction and communication - Workshops

Intercultural interaction and communication

Why is it important?

Eliminating stereotypes and

discrimination between people.

Strengthening the principles of

respect, tolerance and equality.

Changing our whole perspective of

life.

Intercultural interaction and communication

Knowledge and awareness = acceptance and understanding

Celebrate difference – makes the world interesting Must have tolerance, respect and

acceptance of these differences

Towards a peaceful future in a world of celebrated multicultural diversity

Personal and Academic Experience and Development

Human ecology (study of human beings in their natural environment).

Use of official statistics: To address the health inequalities

Suicide rate in male travellers 6.6 higher than general population

The All Ireland Traveller Health Study (2010)

Personal and Academic Experience and Development

Practical activities Research Method Insight to

problems/issues faced

Use of literacy skills

Personal and Academic Experience and Development

Three basic lessons:

Combine what needs to be done in the

community with your own goals

Applicate solutions from academic

teachings combined with voices from the

people

Recognize the western hegemony over

the ideological discourse

Personal and Academic Experience and Development

Key concepts to achieve this(Personal perspective)

◦Understand similarities

◦Personal relationships

◦Patience/Understanding limits

Security – structural violence

Questioning norms

Conflicting rights

Personal and Academic Experience and Development

Personal and Academic Experience and Development

Personal Goals: Academic Goals:

Increase toleranceConstructive

mechanism

Increased diversity International civic

engagement

Future from Student Perspective

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brncTM9qeyg

Fundraising

Events

Online donation

system (CS)

Grants

Nutrition

Healthy meals

QuantitiesFood safety

Graphic design

MenuBrochures

PostersPackagingWebsite

Finance

PricingSalariesBundles

Computer science &

eng+

Marketing

Website

Social media

Pilot CS & SL for Mommy Made

Within CCECS in AUBService Learning Programme

CS & SL program

Students projects in

coursesNGOs needed

projects

Abd Alrahman Aladlan

Al al-Bayt University

Special Thanks to:

TEMPUS..

Tawasol Project..

Al al-Bayt University..

The Hashemite University..

Everyone helped me to be here..

The next step in AABU..

Service Learning can be applied in our university in two forms

Officially Unofficially

Officially (More compulsory Courses)

Currently we have one course for the service learning (Graduation Project)

Soon there must be compulsory courses for all students

There will also be final projects for such courses to serve the NGOs and other community parties

Unofficially: (The IVP)

IVP: Infinite Volunteering Program

IVP (Cont.)

The idea of the IVP is a Lab/Room in which workshops and training will be conducted for the students to maintain the sustainability of the volunteering process.

IVP (cont.)

The roles and duties for the participants are:

1. Each participant must teach another

person/group what he has learnt

2. Participant must serve the NGOs

IVP in depth..

IVP

Formal

Informal

Virtual

There are three forms:

Formal:

Sessions and lectures..

Informal:

One-to-one training

Virtual:

Over the internet and Social Networks

Balamand students will be taking the initiative to create new community based projects departing from the knowledge acquired in their class rooms,

Motivated by Service Learning courses that we were enrolled in,

Depending on the help of our professors.

Future of Service Learning at UOB

The Mediterranean Development Forum

Example

The Mediterranean Development Forum

This forum was proposed by 2 colleagues at university

A group of 30 students from different majors was formed to organize and work on the development of the Forum

The major aim of this Forum is enhancing development in our region through identifying problems that we are facing and shed a light on the opportunities that we can benefit from in our region.

Interaction between students from different countries and cultures is another aim that we are willing to achieve throughout our Forum.

The Mediterranean Development Forum

As a whole team, we believe that our forum will have a positive effect on our country as a whole, on our university in particular and on us as individuals.

As a part of the scientific committee, I had the chance to suggest allocating sessions and projects related to Service Learning, Volunteering and Community Service.

These sessions can be similar to what we did in Galway but on a smaller scale.

Will this project create opportunities to integrate & relate theory to practice?

Will this project enhance partnerships between the university and the wider community?

Will this project increase the civic, academic, personal & professional capacity of students through experiential learning?

“As long as there’s a will, there’s way”

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