Project
ULEngage is working in partnership with communities across Limerick City and County to support the implementation of community identified projects. To this end a cohort of International students undertake a UL practicum module through which they work and learn together to help solve community identified needs. To capture student experiences while working with community partners on community identified projects.
The rationale for undertaking this project is to capture the community engaged learning experiences of students and their community partners in action and through the lens of students. This will enable the UL Engage team to learn from the experiences of current international students, inform changes on existing practices/procedures related to the UL Practicum experience for International students and produce a student led video which may be used for promotional and/or training purposes for other international students considering a practicum module.
Voluntary, statutory and local communities across Limerick City and County. Peers from international universities.
The UL Engage team offers support to students, faculty and community members who are involved in community engaged learning through the UL Practicum. On-going evaluation of the experiences/needs of all groups involved is undertaken. The outputs from this project will inform the development of the Practicum experience for all those involved, going forward, in ways that can enhance both student growth and the common good.
Learning
Produce a video capturing the experiences of International students undertaking a UL Practicum with community partners across Limerick City and County in spring 2017
Students will learn a range of technical and including the ability to layout information in a sequential and interesting manner, provide an artistically minded display to format ,edit video and video story board design. Outputs from this project will inform the development of the Practicum experience for all those involved, going forward, in ways that can enhance both student growth and the common good. You will engage in both independent as well as collaborative learning with opportunities to learn from one another to reach creative solutions to practical problems. The module is designed to enable students to develop the capacity to apply curriculum-based knowledge in a real-world setting and develop graduate attributes to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in collaboration with external community stake-holders.
UL Engage Champion, 2017 International cohort of students currently undertaking a UL Practicum module. You will also work with the project with community members involved in the practicum module. Technological support (video production) will be arranged in UL
Both formative and summative assessment methods will be used. Assessments will be designed to complement the interactive teaching and learning approaches. In particular, methods conducive to workplace assessment will be employed. These will include weekly reflection diaries, a group presentation, a reflective assignment and self-assessment activity.