Agents of Social Change! Winter 2025 Course Outline PDF

Welcome to Agents of Social Change! Winter 2025 For your review and constant company  Office: EB 3012 This is me Email: [email protected] Background: Social innovation & Dr...

Welcome to Agents of Social Change! Winter 2025 For your review and constant company  Office: EB 3012 This is me Email: [email protected] Background: Social innovation & Dr. Katharine McGowan resilience, complexity over time. (she/her) How have people sought to change the world? What can historical shocks tell us about today? WISIR: Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience 2019 seems a long time ago… The Basics  What is this Specs: class? GEN ED Cluster 3 Tier 3 Community Service Learning - 20 Hours working for a community partner ○ Regenerative Lab Social Innovation Class ○ Looking for the space between research/theory & Assessments: practice - informed practice and engaged research Reflections (3 x 15%) 750-900 words CSL (10+5+25 =25%) Mini-deliverables (15%) In lieu of participation  Reflections - Basics. 750-900 words, not including title page & bibliography: please include word count (-1 if absent!) Question (available on D2L, “Assignments, Descriptions & Rubrics”) 3 Readings (available on D2L, “Readings”) - not just references EXAMPLE: Class activity or life experience D2L has dropboxes but I also accept email submissions; submit at midnight on the day they are due Late -10% per day Reflections - Why CSL - Link experience, reflection & theory So, what is success? Demonstrate communication & analytical skills Check-in: are we on the same page? Are you able to go beyond summary and be critical? Can I make myself clear and can I Have I created adequate space for demonstrate so what? understanding? EXAMPLE: How does complexity and systems Safety valve & test space: are you comfortable sight make you reflect on a problem that in the space? keeps you up at night; what do you know, could know and don’t know? How might Pushing your boundaries and testing these approaches change what is being done? yourselves: you can use I statements, but don’t be afraid to ask tough questions of the material or yourselves Please see the course syllabus for AI policy. I have thoughts about this, we can chat in class. So, CSL - should I be worried? CSL (Community Service Learning) Why? What? Apply what you are learning and see how it We are going to do a lab. This has three parts: works in the field 1. Systems Brief (you will prep) Test elements of systems leadership and 2. Do the lab (will go over time, plan), changemaking submit an evaluation 3. You will create an robust systems map Build your soft skills and portfolio of work based on the lab 4. Overlap - third reflection Push your limits - but only to the discomfort zone A few thoughts on work flow and patterns 15% of your mark comes from participation My Goals: Mix of mini-deliverables (2, 3%) based on class 1. Give you structure and flexibility 2. Check in regularly regarding content and Expectations: understanding 3. Make nothing fatal but also everything 1. Non-repetitive, relevant to class clearly valued (we don’t do anything for discussions nothing) 2. Appropriate, respectful language free of typos So put these in your calendars. 3. In discussions, building off and engaging each other 4. Submit a photo of the results to the relevant dropbox  Class Rules. Courtesy of Roy Bear Chief, Jill Bear Chief Respect: Each Other, Me, Our Guests Engage: Show Up, Listen and Offer your best. Exchange: Dialogue is key to learning. We disagree with people’s ideas, not them. “Isn’t it true that…” limits us - bring evidence or own it as an opinion