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Week 13

Week 13 (April 14th) – Wrap up!

Objective:

Reflection on the SDS experience, and celebrate the end of an amazing journey!

Bridge:

The feedback that is received from the group will form the basis for improvements by coordinators and the program.

Engaging the Group:

Activities (in order of how they will be carried out):

  • 9:00-9:45: Breakfast potluck!
  • 9:45-10:00: Peer evaluation: participation goals
  • 10:00-10:30: Discuss course experience, room for improvement
  • 10:30-12:00: Movie

For each person to bring to class:

  • To do before class: E-mail your final writing assignment to Dr. Dharamsi

Closing/Summary:

Thank you!

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Final Presentations-List of organizations

2 Bros

Barefoot Documentary Workshops

Barefoot Artists

Barli Development Institute for Rural Women

Free the Children

Help Learn Discover

Helping Hands Medical Missions

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Week 12

Week 12 (April 8th) – MSF and Student Final Project Presentations

Objective:

A presentation will be two representatives from MSF (Medicins Sans Frontières): Jennifer Wetering and Rebecca Goulding. Final project presentations will given by Sabine and Monique.

Bridge:

Students will hear from two board members from MSF, as well as peer evaluate the final project presentations and learn from the perspectives and lenses that were used by the peers to evaluate their ISL organization of choice.

Engaging the Group:

Activities (in order of how they will be carried out):

  • 9:00-9:45: MSF Presentation by Jennifer Wetering (member of Board of Directors for Medicins Sans Frontiere Canada, having worked as Field Coordinator and Financial Coordinator with MSF in Congo Brazaville, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi) and Rebecca Goulding (heavily involved with MSF’s essential medicine program, and serving on board of directors for Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.  Rebecca is also a post-doctoral fellow at the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics).
  • 9:45-9:55: Student questions for MSF Presenters
  • 9:55-10:00: Five minute break. Sabine sets up her presentation.
  • 10:00-10:45: Sabine’s final project presentation
  • 10:45-10:50: Peer evaluation
  • 10:50-11:00: Ten minute break. Monique sets up presentation.
  • 11:00-11:45: Monique’s final project presentation
  • 11:45-11:50: Peer evaluation

For each person to bring to class:

  • Full knowledge of and familiarity with the final project presentation grading rubric.
  • To do before class: E-mail the ISL topics e-mail address a copy of your journal grades thus far so course coordinators can compile marks.

Closing/Summary:

Review two pending assignments: Final Reflective paper and final journal (on the participation goals), both due during the last class.

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