Introduction
Chapter 1 — Social Action: An Overview
Social Action and Its Role on Colleges
Chapter 2 — Developing a Social Action Class
Course vs Co-Curricular & Prerequisites
Creating a Social Action Syllabus
Teaching Style & Classroom Norms
Role of Place & Each Semester v Every Year
Chapter 3 — Teaching Social Action (TSA) Model
Chapter 4 — Where Do We Go From Here?
Introduction
Central to social action is that we "teach and do social action". That is, we move away from a traditional way of teaching about change to an active-learning model that is transformative. The below mage, which used to be in the Institute but was removed because of time constraints, breaks out the difference between traditional and active learning:
If you want to view a basic introduction to social action, watch this video presentation that Bobby Hackett, President of the Bonner Foundation, and Scott did for Campus Compact National Webinar Series:
TSA is in the process of training the trainers so professors around the nation and world can teach social action. Faculty complete an Institute, teach social action, and then if they want, they can host an Institute. Here is Andreas Richter, Research Associate for the German Institute for Community Organizing (DICO) at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB), explaining the TSA model, and encouraging faculty to apply to the European Institute on Teaching Social Action in September of 2027, which he is hosting. To listen in English, click on settings, then Audio Track, and then check the English box.
Questions
- Why does social action interest you?
- How do you think social action will enhance your teaching?
- What course (or co-curricular experience) will you be teaching social action in?
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