UCSC Teaching Public Interest Technology for Next Generation Changemakers: online teaching toolkits for designing effective community-engaged learning of technology for social change

The project creates an online teaching toolkit for non-STEM faculty interested in designing community-engaged PIT learning courses, with a focus on teaching underrepresented students in tech strategic digital skills needed to work for social justice. The overall of our Teaching Public Interest Technology for Next Generation Changemakers pmjed was to create an online reading toolkit for non-STEM faculty interested 1iin designing community-engaged learning courses on public interest technology {PIT) with a focus 0111 teaching underrepresented students in tech fields with strategic digital skills Is needed to wor1k for social justice. This toolkit builds on more than 22 years of experience in The Everett Program for Technology and Social Change at. UC Santa Cruz. A central feature of our program is student co-governance of all aspects of the program,, and a holistic approach to education that includes engaging heads, hands and hearts in collaboration with community partners in all our work.
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https://everettguidebook.sites.ucsc.edu/
Date:
2020-04
Primary Material Type:
Report
Other Material Types:
Toolkit
Institution:
University of California Santa Cruz
Funding Source:
Network Challenge Grant 2
Subjects:
public interest technology, PIT, Curriculum, toolkit, UX, Experiential Learning, Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion, Technology Community, Technology, Civic

Industry / Occupation

Industry Sector:
Public Interest Technology -- Curriculum -- Digital Divide/Infrastructure Access
Occupation:
Computer and Mathematical Occupations (15-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (11)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Bachelors Degree
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
  • Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Time Required:
16 months
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:
  • Expertise of Project's Instructional Designers

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