Please join us on Thursday, January 7, from 3-4:30 pm EST, to discuss the progress of your syllabus development and to prepare for teaching your upcoming social action course or workshop.
Agenda
1) Introductions — Introductions and put questions in the chat that you have.
2) Discipline-Based Breakout Groups — Then, we will break into discipline-based groups to share your draft syllabus with colleagues and discuss:
- Where have you placed the “active parts” of the social action model (i.e., Issue Development, Building Power, and Campaign Launch) versus the "reflective parts" (Setting the Tone & Group Dynamics, Theory, and Research)?
- What social action books, readings, and assignments do you plan to use?
- What discipline-specific readings have you incorporated?
- Other questions?
3) All Group Discussion — We will then gather as a whole group to discuss general questions about teaching social action, such as:
- How will you track the progress of student campaigns in real time in order to get to a Campaign Action?
- Will student campaigns focus on a specific issue or be open-ended for students to choose?
- What will be the minimum size for your student campaigns?
- Will campaigns occur on campus, off campus, or both?
- How often will students get the chance to meet in their groups to discuss their campaigns in class?
- Other questions?
4) Updated & Reminders
- In the coming days/weeks, please send your completed syllabus to Scott, so we can post it on your course link.
- Come to Zoom Meetups planned for Fall ‘27
- SML can Zoom into your class—best time, after students develop their targets and demands.
- Have your students fill out Student Campaign Form (possibly put into your syllabus and give extra credit for it). We will send you recommendations; it is up to you whether you share them with your students.
- Invite your students to attend the Fall ‘27 Summit on College Student Social Action. Possibly include this invitation in your syllabus (extra credit?)
- How to write a good press release…SML glad to discuss.
- Student Group Contract, Grading Rubric, & Quizzes
Register Here
To Be Available after June 19th, 2026