SXSW EDU 2025
Experimental, Experiential Learning: Marrying Communities
Description:
How can we transform project based learning into a design process that creates value for our community?
How can we use that project to help students gain tangible career skills in design, production, team work, and customer relations?
How can we use that project to develop empathy, understanding, and motivation to care for others?
Join our panel with Mobile Loaves & Fishes and students as we discuss the powerful opportunities that arise when we partner with nonprofit organizations to marry experiential education experiences with expertise meeting real-world needs here in Austin Texas.
Related Media
Other Resources / Information
Please see Taylor Graham on this news segment: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/community-first-village-of-lights-returns-to-austin/
Here's a video and blog about the Hospice House project Waterloo School and Community First! Village did together:
https://waterlooaustin.org/blog/students-transform-hospice-house-at-community-first-village/
Takeaways
- Uncover the learning potential of external professional influence by marrying educational goals with the practical expertise and creative problem-solv
- Discover how nonprofit professionals and students can mutually benefit from the collaborative design and implementation of community-based work.
- Empower students to creatively problem-solve and develop professional skills by linking project design and development to academic standards.
Speakers
- Christina Swan, Co-founder, Educator, Designer, Waterloo School
- Taylor Graham, Director of Community Empowerment, Mobile Loaves and Fishes
- Waterloo Senior, Student, Waterloo School
- Fourth Speaker, Will depend on the speaker, Mobile Loaves and Fishes or Waterloo School
Organizer
Christina Swan, Co-Founder, Educator, & Designer, Waterloo School
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