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Who are we? What do we do? How do we do it? Points for Discussion
Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins
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An initiative of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits); Open to all! An independent organisation, with less than
10 staff globally.
Who are we?
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Offer high quality higher education, free at the point of delivery, to those at the margins; (those who have limited access to, or under-
served by, higher education); Two awards:
Diploma in Liberal Studies Community Service Learning Tracks
What do we do?
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Seven current sites: Kakuma, Dzaleka, Amman, Taunggyi, Mae Hon
Song, Chad, Herat; 1,085 students since 2010; 715 completed, 199 active, 171 withdrawn; 28% women; Students are from more than 20 different
countries.
What do we do?
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Facilitate a Partnership: Institutions – e.g. Regis: accreditation, courses,
faculty; Site-based partners – e.g. Jesuit Refugee
Service: on-site support and infrastructure and facilities;
Donating organisations – e.g. Wiley Publishing: networks, technology, infrastructure, textbooks, funding etc.
Individual Faculty – to teach and design courses.
How do we do it?
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15 courses, delivered on-line over 3 years;
Awarded and accredited by Regis University;
Courses from:Existing courses adapted for cultural
context
THE DIPLOMA IN LIBERAL STUDIES
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Curriculum StructureCore Courses
0 Bridge to Learning (zero credit)
1 Adult Learning
2 Interpersonal Communication
3 Logic and Critical Thinking
4 General Psychology
5 Leadership Theory
6 Person and Conduct
7 Intercultural Communication
8 Political Science
9 World Religions
10 Introduction to Business
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Concentrations
Business Education
11 Global Business Perspectives in Education
12 Project Management Educational Psychology
13 Micro-Finance Cultural Competence in Education
14 Marketing Introduction to Special Education
15 Entrepreneurship Teaching EFL
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Community Health Provider (French & English); Train the Trainer (ESL); Special Needs; Business and Entrepreneurship (French and English (2x)); Community Development and Organization (English(3x), French,
and women only); Performing Arts; Community Counseling; Child Protection and Participation; Psychosocial Case Management (2x); English as a Foreign Language (different levels); Community Communications.
Community Service Learning Tracks
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16 weeks long; Class sizes between 15-25; Subjects address areas of particular need in the
community; Delivered locally (face to face) but the curriculum is
developed in collaboration with on-line international faculty;
Excellent orientation to learning – many subsequently apply successfully to the Diploma;
Genuine impact in the community; A key component in terms of scalability.
COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING TRACKS
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It’s about partnership – you can’t do everything;
It’s not rocket surgery - The technology and networks to do this are available;
The main issues are academic – faculty, course donation relevance etc;
On-site support is critical to success; Innovation needs a business plan.
Points for Discussion
