Useful Links

Students Learning With Communities Facebook Page

Facebook

If you are a member of Facebook then why not become a 'fan' of our Facebook social networking page.

 

Living Knowledge Network

www.scienceshops.org

Students Learning With Communities is part of the European Living Knowledge Network of Science Shops which provides independent, participatory research support in response to concerns experienced by civil society.

 

Talloires Network

www.tufts.edu/talloiresnetwork/ 

The Dublin Institute of Technology is a member of the Talloires Network which is an international association of institutions committed to strengthening the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education.

University Social Responsibility Alliance (USR)

www.usralliance.org 

The Dublin Institute of Technology is also a member of the USR Alliance. The USR Alliance proposes that social responsibility must become the fundamental basis on which all university teaching is grounded.

 

The Northern Ireland Science Shop at Queens University

www.qub.ac.uk/scisho

Queen's University community-based research project (not confined to science subjects)

 

Campus Engage

www.campusengage.ie

An Irish network promoting student engagement with communities, including students learning with communities.

 

Campus Compact

www.compact.org

An international network promoting student engagement with communities, including students learning with communities. To get some very useful project ideas check out its syllabi page which is devided into subject categories.

 

Dublin City University

DCU was the first Irish university to develop a civic engagement strategy - DCU in the Community- in 2006 following on its pioneering development of an access programme.  For more information please click here.

 

NUI Galway’s service-learning page

www.nuigalwaycki.ie

NUI's website promoting students learning with communities.

 

UCD’s service/community-based learning page

www.ucd.ie/community/servicelearning.htm

UCD's website promoting students learning with communities.

 

Learn and Serve America 

www.learnandserve.org 

US state body for service-learning – a mine of useful resources.

 

Centre for Community-Based Research

www.communitybasedresearch.ca

CCBR is a Canadian leader in using community based research to solve social problems.

 

Society for Participatory Research in Asia

www.pria.org

Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) is an international centre for learning and promotion of participation and democratic governance. Its key initiatives focus on participatory research, citizen-centric development, capacity building, knowledge building and policy advocacy.

 

The Learning Teaching and Technology Centre at DIT

http://ltc.dit.ie/assessment.html

DIT's LTTC website has some very useful resources on assessment.

 

Students Learning With Communities Ammado Page

ammado 

Connect with our work through ammado which brings together nonprofits, socially responsible companies and engaged individuals in an interactive and unique environment.