Ideas Congress [ICON]

Summary of CETL Component: 

Throughout this course, students worked with a community partner to analyze and approach broad social issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. A unique aspect of the course was that there were no clear rubrics or mark breakdowns established. Students were informed about bare minimum requirements, but were encouraged to think beyond how to perform to meet expectations, and engaged in conversations with the instructors regarding appropriate learning goals and outcomes based on their discipline and year-level.

Department: 
Interdisciplinary
Instructor: 
Daniel Gillis
Shoshanah Jacobs
Evan Fraser
Year Offered: 
2017
Number of Students: 
35-40
Academic Level: 
Undergraduate
Level of Engagement: 
Community-engaged learning
Sample of Community Partners: 
CEL Assignment Structure: 
Group project
Products: 
Evaluation
Fact Sheet
Infographic
Literature Review
Poster
Presentation
Report
Toolkit
Video
Course Description: 
Students worked with others from across campus and from many different disciplines to develop solutions to broad social issues. Students had to open themselves to new ways of thinking and doing. They needed to be reflective and consider the way they learn, do and act, and how this might have influenced the way they approached and solved problems. They learned how to work with community partners who had expertise in the very broad social issues they explored in ICON.​​​​​​