Education in Action: Mobilizing the next generation for social reform An Experiential Learning Conference at Sixth College

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Don’t miss UCIRA Co-Director Kim Yasuda presenting at the Education in Action: Mobilizing the next generation for social reform An Experiential Learning Conference at Sixth College!

DATE: January 26, 2012
Cross-Cultural Center, UC San Diego

Organizers: Diane Forbes Berthoud, Practicum Director, Sixth College, Jim Lin, Acting Provost, Sixth College, and Liz Losh, Director of Academic Programs, Sixth College.

Today’s college students, a decade into the millennium, have come of age in a post-9/11 world, characterized by multiple wars and divisions, a dismal economic climate, high unemployment, and significant political, social, technological, and cultural shifts in our global society. Read more…

The Deadline for proposal submission has passed.

To register for the conference, click here.

UCSD’s Sixth College invited submissions of individual and panel proposals from university and community college instructors, employers, practitioners, students, community organizations, activists, and others who are interested in Experiential Learning. Read more…

SCHEDULE
8:00-8:30	Registration at the Cross Cultural Center, Price Center
8:30-8:50	Opening Remarks – Comunidad Room • Jim Lin, Former Acting Provost, Sixth College, UCSD • Diane Forbes, Practicum Director, Sixth College, UCSD
9:00-10:15	Session A A1 :: Comunidad Room Experiential Learning in the Arts Learning cognitive ethnography by studying choreography, David Kirsh, UCSD Criss Crossing Interdisciplinary Learning in and out of Institutional Space, Kate Clark, UCSD Social Action Theatre: An infusion of the performing arts with social justice education, Brett Robertson, UCSD Production studio as Experiential Learning Lab, Michael Trigilio, UCSD BE IT. LEAD IT. LIVE IT. Experiencing the Change We Want to See, Jess Johnson, Jeans for Justice A2 :: Art Space Room Public Dialogue Jewish-Muslim Dialogue: From Separate Corners to Partners for Understanding and Action, Gary Anderson, Emily Marx, students, UCSD Conducting Public Dialogue, Zachary Gabriel Green, Meenakshi Chakraverti, University of San Diego A3 :: Library Room Digital Literacy and Design Including Underrepresented Students in Hands-On Creative Digital Work, Elizabeth Losh, UCSD Data Literacy and Cultural Analytics, Lev Manovich, UCSD Designing experiential learning into the large classroom: supporting authentic practice, Beth Simon, UCSD My Gallery Interactive, Wesley Hsu, PRIME – Pacific Rim Experiences for Undergraduates A4 :: Conference Room Mentoring The Transformative Effect of Mentoring, David Artis, Karen Van Ness, Adele Savage, UCSD Communication and Leadership Development through Experiential Co-Curricular Seminars, Grace Bagunu, Center for Communication and Leadership, UCSD OASIS Mentor Practicum: A Transformational Process of Personal Growth & Peer Support, Antoinette Nagai, Agustin Orozco, Whitney Liera, Jessica Lopez, Sashieana Scott, UCSD A5 :: Price Center East Forum Experiential Learning in STEM disciplines Circuit Bending: Technology and Community Outreach, Garnett Hertz, UCI Inspiring passion in engineering with youth, Saura Naderi, UCSD/CalIT2 Service Learning in Earthquake Engineering, Lelli Van Den Einde, UCSD Activities of Association for Women in Mathemathics, Katie Walsh, UCSD Service Learning Science Center, Valerie Knox, Darci Strother, Bianca Mothe, Steve Baum, Leslee Santo, CSUSM
10:30-11:45	Session B B1 :: Comunidad Room Experiential Learning in Writing Programs Writing in the Community, Geoffrey Middlebrook, Stephanie Bower, John Murray, University of Southern California What I learned about teaching, Norah Ashe-McNalley, University of Southern California Peer to Here: Activating Passive LearnersM¸ Kathi Inman Berens, University of Southern California Using Writing that matters to jumpstart experiential projects, J.C. Ross, UCSC/CSUMB Crowdsourcing Community Service, Mark Marino, University of Southern California Peer Tutoring in the College Writing Center, Angela Kim, Elizabeth Losh, and UCSD Students, UCSD B2 :: Art Space Room International Education Education Abroad, Kelly O’Sullivan, Maribeth Erlich, UCSD Engage and Reflect: Global Leadership Certificate, Sarah Ross, UCSD A College-Based Global Service and Research Seminar, Heidi Keller-Lapp, Pedro Scotto UCSD PRIMED for the Global Workforce, Daniel Li, UCSD Learning by Experience through the PRIME Program, Mikhail Nekrasov, UCSD One Student’s Experience of Experiential Learning, Iris Shieh, UCSD B3 :: Library Room The Arts UC Proximity, Kim Yasuda, Ken Rogers, Catherine Liu, Shannon Jackson, Adam Bush, UC Design Clinic: Expanding Community Engagement, Leslie Ryan, NewSchool of Architecture and Design Contextual Inquiry, Deborah Forster, UCSD B4 :: Conference Room Student Development and Experiential Learning Impact Community Service to Service learning, Penny Rue, UCSD Student Expectations and Workforce Realities: An Examination of Experiential Learning’s Value from an Employment Perspective, Andrew Ceperley, UCSD Assessment of Sixth College Practicum, Diane Forbes, Daisy Rodriguez, UCSD The Experience of Learning through Academic Cheating, Patricia Mahaffey, UCSD B5 :: Price Center East Forum Engaged Pedagogy at High Tech High, San Diego High Tech High Complex City, Rachel Nichols , Margaret Noble, senior students, High Tech High Life Examined, High Tech High, Brandon Davidson, Sarah Rodriguez, senior students, High Tech High
12:00-1:00	Lunch Special Feature Lunch Panel :: Comunidad Room — All are invited Integrating civically engaged research and service learning, Keith Pezzoli, UCSD Action oriented research in underserved neighborhoods, Mirle Rabinowitz Bussell, UCSD The Political Equator 3, Teddy Cruz, UCSD Experiential Learning in the Classroom: Encouraging the Development of a Critical Understanding of Culture, Deborah Downing Wilson, UCSD
1:15-2:30	Session C C1 :: Comunidad Room UCSD/Community School collaborations The Partnership between UC San Diego and Gompers Academy is Education in Action, Rafael Hernandez, Jenny Parsons, Shelly Buono, Mariko Cavey, UCSD Experiential Learning: A Fuel for Action (PAL Program), Luz Chung, Caren Holtzman, students, UCSD C2 :: Art Space Room Social Justice/Equity Emphasizing the Social in Social Justice, Long Bui, Ma Vang, Maria Cesena, Stevie Ruiz, UCSD Methodological Potentials in Community Based Research, Lauren Berliner, Camille Campion, UCSD C3 :: Library Room Experiential Learning in Underserved Communities Serving San Diego within the Courthouse crossing the Bridge, Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Inden Gharapet, Ligia Hernandez, Michael Bolivar, Kim Nguyen, UCSD Twenty-First Century Optimal Learning Environments (La Clase Mágica), Diamant Shaw, UCSD Experiential Learning: A Fuel for Action, Jamelle Jones, UCSD C4 :: Conference Room Leadership Development Peer Facilitation in Co-Instructor models of Social Change, Crystal Dujowich, University of San Diego Facilitating Deeper Learning through Student Centered Approaches, Daniel Tillapaugh, University of San Diego Sixth College IGNITE Leadership Development Program, Emily Ulmer Feinstein, Students, UCSD C5 :: Price Center East Forum UCSD/ArtPower! Film/High Tech High campus-community collaboration Art Power: Developing Collaborative Community Connections Around Project-Based Learning Initiatives, Rebecca Webb, Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell, Margaret Noble, Rachel Nichols, Michael Trigilio, UCSD, ArtPower!Film, and High Tech High
2:45-3:45	Session D D1 :: Comunidad Room Transformative Effects of Student Internships Transformative Learning Through Experience: Student Perspectives on the Academic, Career and Personal Impact of Academic Internships, Tricia Taylor Oliveira, Van Ngo, Alexandra Skiba, UCSD Live, Learn, Intern…The UCDC Program, Christy Quiogue, Lauren Schein, Jojo Zhao, Traci Kim, UCSD Lessons from an Internship, Volunteering Abroad, and Independent Research, Sara Mangosing, UCSD D2 :: Art Space Room Student Well-Being Investing in development and engagement of student peer leaders and its impact on the well-being of the campus community, Deborah Pino-Saballett, Tiffany O Meara, Jenss Chang, Erica Okamura, Nancy Wahlig, Simon Teal, UCSD D3 :: Library Room Experiential Learning in Engineering Engineering for Humanity, Mandy Bratton, Teams in Engineering students, UCSD D4 :: Conference Room Experiential Learning Dialogue Process Use of circle processes as a strategy for engaging experiential learning, Sean Horrigan, and Students, University of San Diego D5 :: Price Center East Forum Residential Life Teaching and Valuing Equity and Inclusion in the Residential Student Environment: An Experiential Model, Anthony P. Jakubisin, Malik Ismail, Sonia Rosado, Cesar Figueroa, Jennifer Maldonado, Caroline Kim, UCSD
4:00-5:00	Session E E1 :: Comunidad Room International Education Pacific Rim Experiences for Undergraduates (PRIME): A Model of Real World Engagement: Experiential Learning within a Global Research Community, Peter Arzberger, Jim Galvin, Jason Haga, Tricia Taylor, Gabriele Wienhausen, UCSD A PRIME experience doing research at Osaka University, Brian Tsui, UCSD Tokyo: Inspired and Shaped, Isabelle Fanchiu, UCSD E2 :: Art Space Room Recruitment and Retention Transforming Learning Spaces Through Engaged Pedagogy, Frida Alvear, Patty Mendoza, Albert Orona, Maureen Abugan, UCSD The TRiO Student Support Services Program (SSSP) Transfer Student Experience, Berenice Jau Gil, Alberto Vasquez, Amy Taylor, UCSD E3 :: Library Room Leadership Development in Business Empowering Student Leadership Through Collaborative Programming: The annual Quarter of Business, Lauren Payne, Richard Ho, Hansol Hong, Dana Monroig, UCSD E4 :: Conference Room Experiential Learning in Underserved Communities Knowledge as a Journey of Self-discovery, Deborah Downing Wilson, Jay Lemke, Cindy Moser, Brittany Loy, UCSD E5 :: Price Center East Forum UCSD-Community Collaborations Students Reach out to Underprivileged, Alice Jan, Payal Desai, Parinda Sukavivatanachai, Oscar Baterina, Dimple Patel, UCSD HOPE (Healthcare Opportunities Preparation and Empowerment), Aubrey Miller, Omar Viramontes, Adele Savage, UCSD Empowering The Student Voice Through Voting, Arshya Sharifian, UCSD
5:00-5:30	Closing Remarks – Comunidad Room • Dan Donoghue, Diane Forbes, Jim Lin, Elizabeth Losh, UCSD

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