HARU Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age

We came together for the first time in 2019 at the Harvard Kennedy School. As a group of educators from around the world we shared few pre-existing bonds beyond similar expertise. But when we met we knew that this was one of those communities whose time had come, and collaboration flourished thereafter. We rapidly agreed that our strategy would be to assist and support people who teach current-and-future public servants, with an initial focus on lecturers and professors within universities, especially within public administration and public policy schools. We carried out analysis of our prospective learners, gathered data and spoke to potential teaching partners. Using these findings, we started to produce deliverables aimed at assisting these individuals. Our most significant deliverable to date is a free, open-access syllabus designed to be slotted in as a semester-long module alongside other required courses in schools of public policy/administration - for example economics, statistics, public finance and so on.
Adobe PDF Harvard University The Syllabus — Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age.pdf (904 KB)

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Date:
2020-12-30
Primary Material Type:
Online Course
Other Material Types:
Case Study
Institution:
Harvard University
Funding Source:
Network Challenge Grant TAACCCT Round 1
Subjects:
public interest technology, PIT, community technology, technology community, Curriculum, Experiential Learning

Industry / Occupation

Industry Sector:
Public Interest Technology -- Policy -- Internet freedom, net neutrality & more
Occupation:
Office and Administrative Support Occupations (43-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Legal Professions and Studies (22)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Other
Educational Level of Materials:
  • Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Time Required:
academic year
Language:
English (United States)
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • None

Copyright / Licensing

 

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