Week 3 (Jan 20th) – Development of Final Presentation Grading Rubric, Applicability of Ethics and Sustainability in International Service-Learning
Objective:
By the end of the session, the class should establish a preliminary grading rubric with major criteria for evaluation, as well as the distribution of grades that are allotted to each. Further, the class will begin for formulate a set of sub-categories for each of the major criteria.
From the keynote speaker Dr. Sylvia Berryman, students will gain insight on ethics and sustainability in working with communities in her experience as program director Global Citizenship Term Abroad.
From the keynote speaker Dr. Patricia Rodney, students will gain an insight on applied ethics in various situations, including how codes of ethics are constructed, how their applicability can change in contexts, and how certain ethical approaches can be evaluated and resolved.
Bridge:
The grading rubric for the journal entries and final project that are agreed to in this class will be adhered to throughout the rest of the course. The ethical and sustainable considerations presented by the guest lecturers will become part of the student’s learning experience and evaluated during his/her final presentation.
Engaging the Group:
Activities (in order of how they will be carried out):
- 9:00: Hand in (ie. obtain initials) on completed journal entry #2. Completion of entries will be logged.
- 9:05-9:55: Continuing on grading rubric for final presentation.
- 9:55-10:00: Break and set-up for Dr. Berryman
- 10:00-11:00: Special presentation by Dr. Berryman
- 11:00-11:02: Set-up for Dr. Rodney
- 11:00-12:00: Special presentation by Dr. Rodney
Resources needed:
- 8 copies of the presentation slides from Dr. Rodney
- Projector and laptop
- Assign journaling assignment: Reflect on the presentations. How do you feel ethics and sustainability play into community engagement in an international setting? (1 page, handed in next week)
Closing/Summary:
- Assign journaling assignment: Reflect on the presentations. How do you feel ethics and sustainability play into community engagement in an international setting? (1 page, handed in next week)