This semester-long open pedagogical Advocacy Project in EDU 113: Children, Families, Schools and Communities synthesizes fosters student-driven exploration to understand the interconnectedness of children, families, schools, and communities. Through a scaffolded approach, students address course learning outcomes by identifying issues within their school or community, drafting advocacy statements, conducting stakeholder interviews, researching issues, and creating public service announcements or op-ed pieces. Feedback and iterative improvement drive the success of each assignment, culminating in impactful advocacy projects such as securing funds for safety measures, promoting multilingual education, combating food insecurity, ensuring inclusive event protocols, and improving accessibility to educational resources. This project accompanies the Open Education Resource Text Children, Families, Schools, and Communities.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Define open pedagogy.
- Identify strategies to scaffold open pedagogy projects for 100-level undergraduate students.
- Evaluate student perceptions of the open pedagogical Advocacy Project assignment.
