CIVIS Staff Week on Service-Learning - Discover service-learning and develop your own project!

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CIVIS focus area
Staff training
Open to
  • Staff
Field of studies
  • Other
Type
  • CIVIS International Academy
Course dates
10 April to 16 May 2025
Apply by
11 February 2025 Apply now
A new staff week for the CIVIS community takes participants from the fundamentals of service-learning (SL) to hands-on work. This hybrid staff training is open for applications until February 11!

Main topics addressed

A first online session will be dedicated to introducing participants to the fundamentals of SL and  to share experienced on how to design and implement a SL project. As a follow-up to this 1st session, online resources (theoretical contents and exercises) will be shared, in an asynchronous mode on the Moodle platform, to allow participants to study them at their own pace, but also to inspire them. 

In the second online session, participants will have the opportunity to present their ideas for a project and work in groups with the objective of developing a draft SL project. The expert speakers will go from a group to another to give input and help designing the projects. 

Before the face-to-face session, participants will get access to more specific readings on various related issues, and materials (e.g., filled-out templates with the description of designed projects, rubrics for evaluation, materials for reflection, etc). 

During the face-to-face mobility, participants will have the opportunity to improve the design of their projects in collaboration with the other participants and the Service Learning experts. An in-depth training will be provided, focusing on specific issues such as evaluation, reflection, dissemination, research and publication, e-SL, ... A visit to a community local partner of an active SL project in Marseille is also planned. Furthermore, the possibility of creating a CIVIS service-learning network and its organisation will be discussed.

A detailed schedule will be shared with the participants.

Dates: 10 April - 16 May 2025 Organiser(s): Expert Group Service-Learning / Aix-Marseille University
Format: Hybrid Apply by (date and time): 11 February 2025
Location: Aix-Marseille Université (France) Language: English 
Contact: valerie.caraguel@univ-amu.fr and maliza.mzimba@univ-amu.fr 

Speakers: Members of the EG service-learning

Schedule

2 online sessions:

  • 10 April (13:00-16:00 CET)
  • 7 May (10:30-14:30 CET)  (7 hours online + asynchronous work)

2 full days in person (Marseille, France)

  • May 14th through May 16th 2025 (from noon to noon)

Practical information

  • Minimum number of participants: 10
  • Maximum number of participants: 40

Aix-Marseille University can support the mobility of some colleagues based at a CIVIS Associated Member institution in Africa. Please contact us.

Registration

The list of the selected candidates will be published on 21 February 2025 at the latest.
Deadline for selected applicants to confirm their participation: 28 February.

Register here

Note: Selected applicants commit to active participation in the entire programme (2 online sessions + 2 asynchronous activities + face-to-face mobility in Marseille, France). In case of doubt, please send an email to both contact persons.

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