Collaborating With Other Communities & Organisations
The THS Community collaborates with others to extend its learning environment outwards and welcome learners and learning partners inwards.
As part of the THS Community Supported Self-Driven Learning Framework
How can I collaborate with the THS Community?
A key part of the THS Community Supported Self-Driven Learning Framework is a focus on;
The "4Cs"...
Collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Critical Reflection
& the Learning Dispositions ...
("Thinking Structures")Think Why & How
Make & Express Meaning
Build New Ideas
Influence
Empathy
Teamwork
Focus
Grit
Curiosity
Step 1
If you have something that needs to be done, and you believe that it could be done by students, and that the students would benefit (learn) from the experience then the first steps are to:
Check if it fits the 4Cs framework, and if so
Map your needs to the key learning components (above).
We encourage you to work with any THS students already in your organisation to do the filtering and mapping - or we can help find a student to work with you.
For Example...
Kissing Point Football Club: Help to promote the Club
The proposed activity is: creating short videos about the Club to post on Facebook etc
Filtering; Does this activity work with the 4Cs?
Collaboration
Work with a team of other students and the KPFC committee
Communication
The film is a form of communication, there is also communication between team members
Creativity
The form of the film and its structure are open, so that students can be creative in their approach to communicating the message
Critical Reflection
Self-reflection on effort and achievements and what has been learnt using THS Community Journal. Also group reflection on what worked and how successfully the film itself communicated the message
In this example, the activity aligns with the 4Cs so now...
How does it map to each of the learning dispositions?
Think Why & How
The open nature of the project will mean the student has to ask questions.
Make & Express Meaning
The student will need to work with all the stakeholders in the club and interpret what they are saying to determine meaning and thus the story of the film.
Build New Ideas
The desire to produce a variety of short films for different sectors of the Club will mean the students need to explore possibilities and see things from different perspectives.
Influence
The producer of the film (the students) will manage the whole process. If they are not pro-active, there will be no outcome (ie no film).
Empathy
As part of understanding the different perspectives within the Club.
Teamwork
Film making requires many skills, and those involved need to work together to produce a result.
Focus
The students are the producers; they need to manage themselves and control the creative process.
Grit
Managing all the different club perspectives and creating content will require resilience.
Curiosity
It takes effort and passion to produce a film.
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