Designing an International, Student-Led, Co-Curricular, Community-Engaged, Experiential Learning Project
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| Title: | Designing an International, Student-Led, Co-Curricular, Community-Engaged, Experiential Learning Project |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Beth Lewis Samuelson |
| Source: | International Journal of Designs for Learning. 2025 16(1):152-166. |
| Availability: | Indiana University. 107 South Indiana Avenue, Bryan Hall 203B, Bloomington, IN 47405. Tel: 317-274-5647; Fax: 317-278-2360; e-mail: ijdl@indiana.edu; Web site: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijdl |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Students, International Cooperation, School Community Relationship, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Mentors, Design, Barriers, Editing, Writing (Composition), Elementary School Students, Intercultural Communication, Program Development |
| Geographic Terms: | United States, Rwanda |
| DOI: | 10.14434/ijdl.v16i1.36008 |
| ISSN: | 2159-449X |
| Abstract: | This design case details the development of an international, student-led, co-curricular, community-engaged, experiential learning project during its first two years, during which staff and faculty guided and mentored undergraduate students as they developed a process for mentoring young writers in the US and Rwanda and creating an anthology of their stories. I discuss critical challenges and successes regarding the design of the project that were made during this period, following the organization of teams for mentoring young writers, editing the anthology, raising funds for printing, and implementing an evaluation plan. I conclude with implications for developing a project of this complexity and discuss the successes and failures that the project encountered during the first two years of its implementation (2008-2010). |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1476583 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This design case details the development of an international, student-led, co-curricular, community-engaged, experiential learning project during its first two years, during which staff and faculty guided and mentored undergraduate students as they developed a process for mentoring young writers in the US and Rwanda and creating an anthology of their stories. I discuss critical challenges and successes regarding the design of the project that were made during this period, following the organization of teams for mentoring young writers, editing the anthology, raising funds for printing, and implementing an evaluation plan. I conclude with implications for developing a project of this complexity and discuss the successes and failures that the project encountered during the first two years of its implementation (2008-2010). |
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| ISSN: | 2159-449X |
| DOI: | 10.14434/ijdl.v16i1.36008 |
