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Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins

Dr. Neil Sparnon, Chief Academic Officer, JC:HEM www.jc-hem.org @ JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org. Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins. Who are we? What do we do? How do we do it? Points for Discussion. Who are we?. An initiative of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits);

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Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins

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  1. Dr. Neil Sparnon, Chief Academic Officer, JC:HEMwww.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org

  2. Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org Who are we? What do we do? How do we do it? Points for Discussion

  3. Who are we? www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org An initiative of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits); Open to all! An independent organisation, with less than 10 staff globally.

  4. What do we do? www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org • 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

  5. What do we do? www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org • 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Dzaleka, Amman, Taunggyi, Mae Hon Song, Chad, Herat; • 1,085 students since 2010; • 715 completed, 199 active, 171 withdrawn; • 28% women; • Students are from more than 20 different countries.

  6. How do we do it? www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org • 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.

  7. The Diploma in Liberal studies www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org • 15 courses, delivered on-line over 3 years; • Awarded and accredited by Regis University; • Courses from: • Existing courses adapted for cultural context

  8. Curriculum Structure www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org

  9. www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org

  10. Community Service Learning Tracks www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org 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.

  11. Community Service Learning Tracks www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org • 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.

  12. Points for Discussion www.jc-hem.org @JCHEMUpdates neil.sparnon@jc-hem.org 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.

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