Motivation to Teach Social Action:
to get to know pedagogical experiences and applied strategies that can contribute with the work I am doing at Regis University and think on possibilities to create meaningful experiences for students.
Course Description:
The LegoLize It project is a participatory, community-engaged initiative developed through a partnership between PEAKS CoLab and the Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention (VAVP) program at Regis University that uses LEGO-based visual storytelling to help students explore social issues such as violence prevention, consent, mental health, media influence, and community well-being. Across the semester, participants engage with both literature review and lived experiences as they build and share visual narratives, collectively examining the systems, norms, and power structures that shape those experiences and gradually developing student-led social action campaigns aimed at transforming harmful rules, practices, or cultural norms on campus and beyond. By meeting weekly, the workshop series creates space for trust-building, reflection, skill development, and sustained collaboration, making it a meaningful co-curricular model for moving students from storytelling and critical analysis to advocacy, awareness-building, and social change.
Taught By:
Camilo Perez
Assistant Professor
Communication
Regis University
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