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Advancing Community-Engaged Learning through Blended Opportunities

In this engaging colloquium, Professor David Lowe of the University of Sydney discusses the concept of community-engaged enquiry. He defines key terms such as "community," "engaged," and "enquiry," emphasizing the importance of active involvement in the quest for knowledge. The session explores practical examples of community connections and outreach, along with industry-linked research initiatives. Professor Lowe highlights the barriers to community engagement in teaching and learning, advocating for more diverse blended learning experiences. Discover innovative strategies to bridge academia and the community.

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Advancing Community-Engaged Learning through Blended Opportunities

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  1. 2013 T&L Colloquium:Blended learning and supporting engaged enquiryBlended learning opportunities that advance community-engaged L&T Professor David LoweAssociate Dean (Education) / Professor of Software Eng.Faculty of Engineering and Information TechnologiesThe University of Sydney

  2. Community-Engaged Enquiry? • What is community-engaged enquiry? • Community: “A body of people or things viewed collectively… The civic body to which all belong; the public; society” • Engaged: “actively employed or occupied; involved”. • Enquiry: “The action of seeking, esp. (now always) for truth, knowledge, or information concerning something; search, research, investigation, examination”. • “Seeking knowledge through active involvement with our society” ??? • What this is not: • Community-embedded enquiry • Community-relevant enquiry • Community-engaged practice • How do we involve the public in our collective search for understanding?

  3. How do we achieve this? • Isolated Examples: Community connections… • Community-connected outreach: National Computing Summer School • Industry-linked research: Australian Centre for Field Robotics • Public-focused advocacy: The Conversation • But how do we systematically bring this back into our T&L • What limits us? • Geographic separation? • Pedagogic philosophies? • Physical environment? • How do we move to more diverse (blended) learning experiences.

  4. Examples: Industry • Industry placements • Shared experiences • UTS – Embedded reflective portfolios and Engineering Practice Review units, with strong industry collaboration • CDU – Coogee Methanol plant • Loughborough – Daily and weekly online “exchange” sessions • Ulster – Live industry feeds into classes…

  5. Examples: Community • Advanced Engineering Program  EWB Challenge Schools outreach • Community dialogues  The Conversation • ITESM (Monterrey Tech), Mexico  Extensive programs in community social service, social incubators, community embedding…

  6. Thank You

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