Informações principais
Sobre o conteúdo
In a vibrant democracy, journalism and media have the power and responsibility to both inform and inspire the public to political action. Achieving this requires a deep understanding of current social problems and how policy is formulated, alongside the ability to tell that story in a manner that drives an otherwise apathetic public into action.
The goal of this online course is two-fold: 1) to teach people from all walks of life how to use journalism and media as an implement of social change; and 2) have those students become effective change agents themselves. This class is not theoretical – students should be prepared to dig in deep and make meaningful contributions to policy change on a global level.
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to produce solution-based journalism – stories that give equal weight to problems and solutions. Throughout the course, students will view examples of outstanding solution-based journalism. The majority of these stories focus on vulnerable children. The umbrella of children allows us to explore the broad, but deeply interwoven policy areas concerning: communities, poverty, child protection, child maltreatment prevention, foster care, and the courts.
At the same time, this course provides students with a platform to research, report on, and write about the policy and justice issues that fuel their own interests and passions, whether that involves immigration crises or poverty. Early on, students will share their interest areas with their classmates and start to share information and ideas. Students will then produce Final Stories on their topics of interest.
Student work will be published throughout the semester and have a direct, immediate impact. Through precise, rigorous reporting and policy analysis, students will substantively contribute to public discourse, and by virtue of that contribution drive political will toward positive policy solutions to the myriad social issues that vulnerable peoples across this globe face.
With that experience, students will be better prepared to use journalism and media for social change in whatever field they explore beyond the class.
Programa de estudos
- Ways to use journalism and media as an implement of social change
- Strategies for becoming an effective change agent
- How reporting your work can drive positive policy solutions
Instrutores
- Daniel Heimpel
Criador do conteúdo
A Universidade da Califórnia, Berkeley, foi fundada em 1868 e o seu campus principal - concebido como uma "Cidade de Aprendizagem" - foi estabelecido em Berkeley, na Baía de São Francisco. O corpo docente de Berkeley é constituído por 1.582 professores a tempo inteiro e 500 a tempo parcial, dispersos por mais de 130 departamentos académicos e mais de 80 unidades de investigação interdisciplinares. Os antigos alunos de Berkeley receberam 28 prémios Nobel e, entre os actuais professores, há oito laureados com o Prémio Nobel, 32 MacArthur Fellows e quatro vencedores do Prémio Pulitzer.
Em setembro de 2012, para assinalar o compromisso de Berkeley com a inovação no ensino e na aprendizagem, foi criado o Berkeley Resource Center for Online Education (BRCOE). O Centro é um centro de recursos e um catalisador operacional para todos os recursos internos do campus e externos para aconselhar, coordenar e facilitar as iniciativas de educação em linha da Universidade, desde cursos com e sem créditos, a programas de licenciatura em linha e projectos MOOC, incluindo a iniciativa MOOCLab.
Plataforma
EdX est une plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne (dite FLOT ou MOOC). Elle héberge et met gratuitement à disposition des cours en ligne de niveau universitaire à travers le monde entier. Elle mène également des recherches sur l'apprentissage en ligne et la façon dont les utilisateurs utilisent celle-ci. Elle est à but non lucratif et la plateforme utilise un logiciel open source.
EdX a été fondée par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology et par l'université Harvard en mai 2012. En 2014, environ 50 écoles, associations et organisations internationales offrent ou projettent d'offrir des cours sur EdX. En juillet 2014, elle avait plus de 2,5 millions d'utilisateurs suivant plus de 200 cours en ligne.
Les deux universités américaines qui financent la plateforme ont investi 60 millions USD dans son développement. La plateforme France Université Numérique utilise la technologie openedX, supportée par Google.
