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== Project Description (purpose, etc.) ==
 
== Project Description (purpose, etc.) ==
  
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The goal of the CIRAL is to create a student lead and run class/organization that encourages and teaches social action for the betterment of not just our society, but those around the world. The focus will be primarily working with local organizations. The hope is that this class will last between 2-10 years, although longer would be preferred.
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The goal of the CIRAL is to create a sustaining enterprise at Evergreen (whether it be program, class, organization, or some combination) that engages in research and action through a focus on <em>Civic Intelligence</em>. Due to the nature of this focus students will necessarily become ''active'' leaders. The program  will encourage and teach social action for the betterment of not just our community, but those around the world. The work will not be restricted to working with local organizations, but &mdash; at least at the onset &mdash; there will probably be a focus on the local community. The hope is that this class will persist over time, perhaps somewhere between 2-10 years, although the ideal is an indefinite end.  
  
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Among the goals of this project are;
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Among the goals of this project are:
  
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*To create a culture of lifelong education  
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*Creating a culture of lifelong education  
 
*Building the skills necessary to be effective citizens  
 
*Building the skills necessary to be effective citizens  
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*Integrate community with university, starting locally but expanding in later years  
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*Integrating community with academia, starting locally but expanding in later years  
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*Integrate social theories with social practice  
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*Integrating social theories with social practice  
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*Explore and encourage social innovations
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*Exploring, encouraging, and cultivating social innovation, social  imagination, and  civic  intelligence
  
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== Stakeholders (needs, roles, and responsibilities) ==
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===Why is CIRAL Needed?===
  
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As we flesh out the Implementation Model we'll be able to get a better idea of who we need involved in what capacity. This may become more than just a description of who will be involved in what capacity. Part of our consideration should be how do we get these people involved and excited about CIRAL.
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Evergreen is home to an immense number of community-academia partnerships, ranging from longer-term projects (such [http://gateways.evergreen.edu/ Gateways project for incarcerated youth]) to relatively brief sessions lasting one quarter or even less. A high percentage of Evergreen students participate in community work as part of their academic work and a large number of Evergreen programs support this work as well.
  
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*Students in Patterns of Intelligence program
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So why is CIRAL needed? Simply stated we envision CIRAL as a way to help Evergreen do this work better and more easily basically by building on what we're already doing.
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*Potential CIRAL students
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*Potential CIRAL community members
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*Center for Community-based Learning and Action
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*Evergreen Faculty members
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*Evergreen administration
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*Others??
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== Implementation Models ==
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* Build longer relationships. This would benefit the community and the student experience.
  
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===How to build this section===
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* Continue year-round. Communities don't take the summers off.
  
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What do we need to find out to flesh these models out?
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* Be permanent. For one thing,  students with more experience on a project can help inform others with less
  
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Ideas:
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* Incorporate the community work into academic / research work in a more regular and coherent way
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*Time/work requirements for x credits
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*What sort of curriculum outline is required to get approval
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*student to faculty limits
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*enrollment guidelines
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**can the class go with only a handful of students
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**is it okay if students sign on to a group contract without having involvement in writing it
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*What can we do to get faculty approval for contracts before students sign on to it
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*Do we need to talk with an academic dean?
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* Maintain several relationships at a time. At any given point, some relationships may be young, some maturing, and some in the process of stopping.
  
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===All models will include a core class which;===
 
  
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*Teaches basics of understanding ideas in a group context
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The rest of this verbiage is rough...
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*Enables people on different contracts/projects to communicate, share ideas, compare and enhance their own projects
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*Has a manual designed to help students ask the right questions, especially in terms of coordinating group planning.  
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<span style="color:purple;">What do we do ''summer'' quarter??</span>
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Evergreen is a natural home for  such an enterprise. Part of this should describe some  past as well as projects that are going on now. Ultimately this should include ways in which Evergreen might need to  change institutionally to better support this  work.
  
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=== 4 Credit Core Model ===
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We could (should?) also discuss somewhere why this is such an important endeavor right now (educating students for  21st Century realities) and other relevant current factors (endemic budget crises; employment; globalization?)
  
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*'''Votes (4)'''
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===Course Description===
  
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4 Credit Main Class
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The Civic Intelligence Research and Action Lab is a program for students that want to learn about studying, planning, and enacting meaningful change in the public sphere through ongoing study and work.  The core of the CIRAL curriculum will build a knowledge of group dynamics and organizational principles, and equip students with the tools to engage in ongoing research and action projects that address important civic issues. In addition to the action-oriented perspective, there will be ongoing research and theoretical work to help understand the context of the work, historically, currently, and for the future. The unique structure of CIRAL allows projects to span multiple academic quarters and students to participate according to their academic goals.
  
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*Bi-weekly meetings to collaborate and learn the skills for starting or enhancing civic intelligence programs  
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CIRAL gives students the opportunity to work collaboratively in the classroom and beyond the academic walls.  Projects are student originated and partner with organizations in the community of Olympia and beyond.  Most projects are interdisciplinary, opening opportunity for any student to pursue their chosen field of study while learning lifelong skills of collaboration and teamwork.  Many graduate programs conduct similar projects.  But, the CIRAL curriculum is designed to make participation possible at what ever level you are at in your academic career.
  
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Student Contracts
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For a listing of current projects and more information about the Civic Intelligence Research and Action Lab, please visit our website. ''(Should we put together a web site &mdash; or is there one?!?)''
  
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*4-8 credit individual and/or group contracts added onto the class.
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===Is it too early to think about [[possible logos]]?===
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**These contracts will either work with local organizations already in place, or help create new ones
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**Contracts will be predetermined for first quarter, with intent of letting students decide in later semesters. 
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*Contracts should cover a variety of interests
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=== 16 Credit Full Year Model ===
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*Core Curriculum as defined above.
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==[[CIRAL Implementation]]==
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*Community work defined during the first quarter and carried on throughout the year.
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=== 16 Credit Quarterly Model ===
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This section talks about how to make the Lab materialize, and possible models.
  
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*Core Curriculum.
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Follow the link above
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*Community work either predefined or loosely defined at the beginning of each quarter.
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[[User:Onemic18|Onemic18]] 01:23, 27 October 2011 (PDT)
  
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===SOS Model===
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==[[CIRAL Components]]==
  
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Need to find out more about student originated studies...
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This section is where we are developing all of the pieces we would like to see in the final Lab.
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Who can we talk to?
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=== Non-Program/Course Models? ===
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See the above link
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[[User:Onemic18|Onemic18]] 01:30, 27 October 2011 (PDT)
  
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Models of CIRAL(or aspects of CIRAL) as a supplement to current programs and groups within Evergreen that deal with Civic Intelligence. Any model of CIRAL as something other than a program or course.
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==[[CIRAL Competencies | CIRAL Competencies ~~ A Pattern Language]]==
  
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== Curricular Areas ==
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The following scheme may be adequate for categorizing the broad range of CIRAL work -- and for, just possibly, organizing a pattern language to guide its implementation and employment.
  
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This is a brainstorm of topics that should (or could) be covered in the core class
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* Philosophy and Perspective
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* Community (within)
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* Capacity (skills; techniques; knowledge; resources (online and otherwise); researching; research, activist, professional networks)
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* Processes and Procedures (and other administrative) (It could be called “Institutionalization”)
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* Projects (the particular focus that we determine to apply ourselves towards)
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* Relationships (with “outside” groups, the CCBLA, the administration, various non-profits)
  
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Please add to this list
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== Stakeholders ==
  
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As we flesh out the Implementation Model we'll be able to get a better idea of who we need involved in what capacity. This may become more than just a description of who will be involved in what capacity. Part of our consideration should be how to get these people involved and excited about CIRAL.
  
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*Budgeting
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''Should there be a description or some discussion about each of these groups?''
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*Ethnography
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*Facilitation skills
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*Grant Writing
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*Models of Non-profit Organizations
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*Motivational Speaking
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*Planning and Management
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*Social Change -- Theory and Practice 
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*Writing Evergreen Learning Contracts
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*Visual Presentation Abilities
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=== Think Tank / Ongoing Research and Other Work in "Home Office" ===
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*Students in Patterns of Intelligence or other relevant Evergreen programs
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*Prospective CIRAL students at Evergreen
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*Non-profit organizations in Thurston County, Washington State, and around  the world
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*Community members from Olympia and around the  region
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*Schools from  Olympia and around the  region
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*Center for Community-Based Learning and Action (CCBLA) and other Evergreen Centers and  Institutes
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*Evergreen Faculty
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*Evergreen Administration
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*Evergreen student organizations
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*Evergreen Alumni, especially members of the [http://www.evergreen.edu/alumni/entrepreneurs/directory/index.htm Evergreen Alumni Entrepreneur's Association]
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*Students and Faculty of other community action based programs at colleges and universities around the world
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*Donors (N.B. if allowed.  See 'Barriers and Constraints' on this page)
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*News media
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*Policy-makers
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*Others??
  
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"Home Office" / "Think Tank"
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''What needs to be said about these various groups?''
  
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In addition to preparing people to go into the field (which includes cultural competency, skill-building, etc.), the following research and related activities could be undertaken as part of the research work in what we might call the "home office" or "think-tank" . Athough these activities are specifically listed in relation to Evergreen's Gateways project, that supports education for incarcerated youth at Green Hill, they are generally applicable to other projects as well.
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==[[CIRAL References and Resources]]==
  
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*Policy research and development work
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books, websites, organizations, etc.
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*PSA &amp; other public awareness work
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*Research on economic impacts of incarceration (now about 60 - 70 billion dollars direct expenses yearly in US)
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*Institutional memory of the project
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*Curricular development or other training and educational programs for Gateway and Evergreen community members
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*Educational philosophy of the project and Evergreen's support
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*Institutionalization of the project, in general and at Evergreen
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*Exporting model (to other schools and other regions)
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*Researching other relevant approaches (in other regions, countries, departments, etc.)
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*Placement in jobs, education
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*Surveys and other approaches to understanding the problem and evaluation
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*Technical support to project, e.g. logistics, computer, administration, planning, facilitating design
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*Mapping and community studies (e.g. of places students come from)
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*Understanding problem domain, history, economic and political contexts,
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*Maintain relevant reference (etc.) library or other resource
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*Identifying resources and securing them
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*Facilitating conversations, conferences, working sessions, etc. about the problem and possible solutions
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== Project Explorations ==
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==[[CIRAL Group Project Metacognition]]==
  
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This section should evolve into at least five projects that students could engage in through the lab. In the four credit core model, these projects could be proposed as individual/group learning contracts that students could sign on to during the first week of class.
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This space is for our group communication and task management.
  
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=== [[Local Economy|Local Economy]] ===
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I've moved everything into the link above.
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[[User:Onemic18|Onemic18]] 01:01, 27 October 2011 (PDT)
  
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=== [[Social Action: Presence and Voice|Social Action: Presence and Voice]] ===
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[http://pdfmyurl.com?url=http://wikis.evergreen.edu/civicintelligence/index.php Download this Page as PDF]
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=== Producing a good or a service: ===
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Growing food, cleaning water.
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=== Put on an event that builds community or enrich peoples' lives: ===
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Secret Cafe, Non-zero sum game nights, workshops.
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=== Crowdsourcing information for civic ends: ===
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Scientific research through smart phones, imagery analysis during natural disasters.
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Researching an organization through publically available information, as well as investigating private details.
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Creating a&nbsp;(radical) local&nbsp;mental health solution that connects people with neural diversity/mad gifts with resources that they need.&nbsp; Depathologize mental illness, as well as mental health symptoms that we all face as everyday life issues, by providing&nbsp;alternative literature/audio for self-care.
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Simulation of how life is a non-zero sum game, and making the connection through activities that use a proxy as the platform of discussion.
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=== [[Public Space Clean Up]] ===
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=== Add at least one project and your name to this page by next Wednesday ===
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== Plan ==
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**Questioners - do descriptions make sense? are lists nearing completion or missing something? question as much as possible!
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**Editors - reformat, clean up, sort, and clarify what is written
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**Class models - these need to be fleshed out from sketches to working models for the lab.  What sort of information do we need to accomplish this?
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== Other ==
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== [[Status|Status]] ==
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Project in infancy
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== Issues, Complaints, and Suggestions ==
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Latest revision as of 16:42, 27 February 2012

Project Description (purpose, etc.)

The goal of the CIRAL is to create a sustaining enterprise at Evergreen (whether it be program, class, organization, or some combination) that engages in research and action through a focus on Civic Intelligence. Due to the nature of this focus students will necessarily become active leaders. The program will encourage and teach social action for the betterment of not just our community, but those around the world. The work will not be restricted to working with local organizations, but — at least at the onset — there will probably be a focus on the local community. The hope is that this class will persist over time, perhaps somewhere between 2-10 years, although the ideal is an indefinite end.

Among the goals of this project are:

  • Creating a culture of lifelong education
  • Building the skills necessary to be effective citizens
  • Integrating community with academia, starting locally but expanding in later years
  • Integrating social theories with social practice
  • Exploring, encouraging, and cultivating social innovation, social imagination, and civic intelligence

Why is CIRAL Needed?

Evergreen is home to an immense number of community-academia partnerships, ranging from longer-term projects (such Gateways project for incarcerated youth) to relatively brief sessions lasting one quarter or even less. A high percentage of Evergreen students participate in community work as part of their academic work and a large number of Evergreen programs support this work as well.

So why is CIRAL needed? Simply stated we envision CIRAL as a way to help Evergreen do this work better and more easily basically by building on what we're already doing.

  • Build longer relationships. This would benefit the community and the student experience.
  • Continue year-round. Communities don't take the summers off.
  • Be permanent. For one thing, students with more experience on a project can help inform others with less
  • Incorporate the community work into academic / research work in a more regular and coherent way
  • Maintain several relationships at a time. At any given point, some relationships may be young, some maturing, and some in the process of stopping.


The rest of this verbiage is rough...

Evergreen is a natural home for such an enterprise. Part of this should describe some past as well as projects that are going on now. Ultimately this should include ways in which Evergreen might need to change institutionally to better support this work.

We could (should?) also discuss somewhere why this is such an important endeavor right now (educating students for 21st Century realities) and other relevant current factors (endemic budget crises; employment; globalization?)

Course Description

The Civic Intelligence Research and Action Lab is a program for students that want to learn about studying, planning, and enacting meaningful change in the public sphere through ongoing study and work. The core of the CIRAL curriculum will build a knowledge of group dynamics and organizational principles, and equip students with the tools to engage in ongoing research and action projects that address important civic issues. In addition to the action-oriented perspective, there will be ongoing research and theoretical work to help understand the context of the work, historically, currently, and for the future. The unique structure of CIRAL allows projects to span multiple academic quarters and students to participate according to their academic goals.

CIRAL gives students the opportunity to work collaboratively in the classroom and beyond the academic walls. Projects are student originated and partner with organizations in the community of Olympia and beyond. Most projects are interdisciplinary, opening opportunity for any student to pursue their chosen field of study while learning lifelong skills of collaboration and teamwork. Many graduate programs conduct similar projects. But, the CIRAL curriculum is designed to make participation possible at what ever level you are at in your academic career.

For a listing of current projects and more information about the Civic Intelligence Research and Action Lab, please visit our website. (Should we put together a web site — or is there one?!?)

Is it too early to think about possible logos?

CIRAL Implementation

This section talks about how to make the Lab materialize, and possible models. 

Follow the link above
Onemic18 01:23, 27 October 2011 (PDT)

CIRAL Components

This section is where we are developing all of the pieces we would like to see in the final Lab. 

See the above link
Onemic18 01:30, 27 October 2011 (PDT)

CIRAL Competencies ~~ A Pattern Language

The following scheme may be adequate for categorizing the broad range of CIRAL work -- and for, just possibly, organizing a pattern language to guide its implementation and employment.

  • Philosophy and Perspective
  • Community (within)
  • Capacity (skills; techniques; knowledge; resources (online and otherwise); researching; research, activist, professional networks)
  • Processes and Procedures (and other administrative) (It could be called “Institutionalization”)
  • Projects (the particular focus that we determine to apply ourselves towards)
  • Relationships (with “outside” groups, the CCBLA, the administration, various non-profits)

Stakeholders

As we flesh out the Implementation Model we'll be able to get a better idea of who we need involved in what capacity. This may become more than just a description of who will be involved in what capacity. Part of our consideration should be how to get these people involved and excited about CIRAL.

Should there be a description or some discussion about each of these groups?

  • Students in Patterns of Intelligence or other relevant Evergreen programs
  • Prospective CIRAL students at Evergreen
  • Non-profit organizations in Thurston County, Washington State, and around the world
  • Community members from Olympia and around the region
  • Schools from Olympia and around the region
  • Center for Community-Based Learning and Action (CCBLA) and other Evergreen Centers and Institutes
  • Evergreen Faculty
  • Evergreen Administration
  • Evergreen student organizations
  • Evergreen Alumni, especially members of the Evergreen Alumni Entrepreneur's Association
  • Students and Faculty of other community action based programs at colleges and universities around the world
  • Donors (N.B. if allowed. See 'Barriers and Constraints' on this page)
  • News media
  • Policy-makers
  • Others??

What needs to be said about these various groups?

CIRAL References and Resources

books, websites, organizations, etc.

CIRAL Group Project Metacognition

This space is for our group communication and task management. 

I've moved everything into the link above.
Onemic18 01:01, 27 October 2011 (PDT)

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