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Participation and Community Engagement (PACE) at MQ

Participation and Community Engagement (PACE) at MQ Prof Gail Whiteford Pro-Vice Chancellor Social Inclusion L&T Week 2010. MQ’s vision. Excellence in learning & teaching and knowledge generation & dissemination Community engagement and partnerships Ethical practice

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Participation and Community Engagement (PACE) at MQ

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  1. Participation and Community Engagement (PACE) at MQ Prof Gail WhitefordPro-Vice Chancellor Social Inclusion L&T Week 2010

  2. MQ’s vision • Excellence in learning & teaching and knowledge generation & dissemination • Community engagement and partnerships • Ethical practice • Whole person education: graduates with • highly developed personal, interpersonal, social and cognitive capabilities • global and local perspectives • a commitment to just, inclusive and sustainable societies

  3. What is PACE? • Part of the new MQ Curriculum (The 3rd P)

  4. Goals of PACE • Develop the capability of MQ students and staff to actively contribute to the well-being of people and the planet • Improve the capacity of partners to achieve their goals • Establish MQ as a leading university for transformative learning and knowledge generation

  5. Learning through Participation

  6. A long history of participation at MQ • Many existing participation activities … • Internships and WIL: Sociology, Media, Engineering, Health, Business, Accounting, etc. • Practicums: Education, Early Childhood • Knowledge generation projects: CRSI Macquarie Park project, Marist Youth • Community development: CAYLUS, Papunya • Field trips with a partnership component: community-based indigenous tourism initiatives in the Top End (Human Geography) • Co-curricular: PAL, mentoring, volunteering • PACE International pilot projects: PNG, Philippines, Mexico, Peru, India and beyond … partnership with AVI

  7. Where to now? • Staged implementation of PACE over the next 5+ years (see next Slide) • Recruitment of participation staff to Faculties (4 X Academic, 4 X Professional) • Accreditation of participation units for 2011 and beyond • Discipline-specific – embedded in UG programs and majors • Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams – Faculty shell units • Continuous improvement in academic quality and rigour of participation units and activities (LTC resources, community of practice) • PACE Hub: Building the infrastructure to support participation unit and partnership development (PACE toolkits, IT application) • Participation research & knowledge generation strategy • Improved internal and external communication • Monitoring and evaluation strategy

  8. Revised implementation horizon • Staged implementation of PACE over the next 5+ years: • By 2012, a PACE unit will be a core requirement in a majority of UG degree programs (at least 50%) ... • PLUS there will be a range of other participation activities potentially open to all students via the Faculty shell units, optional/elective units in UG degree programs, and other co-curricular opportunities.

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