ppt civic engagment

Oral Presentation Assignment

Below please find some examples/ideas for your oral presentation and/or final papers for the Civic Engagement Class. There is also a list of paper ideas on Blackboard under the heading “Final Paper Topics,” and since you can do the paper and presentation on the same subject, these ideas also apply.

To make it easier for you to focus on a topic or area of interest, I have re-written the section of you syllabus that describes the Oral Presentation Assignment. It now reads:

Beginning the forth class session, you will be responsible to present a brief report on a civic engagement effort or program adopted by a non-profit agency, or by local, state, or national government. The focus of your presentation may be taken from the newspaper, or from a journal or magazine on governance – or from the internet. The preference would be to focus on a current issue, policy, or program, and that effort to engage the citizenry. Your presentation should be crafted so as to initiate a dialogue with your colleagues, and should be grounded in the concepts contained in your weekly reading assignments. It may also be the subject of your final paper. Using PowerPoint etc is highly recommended.

You can see that I have moved away from the idea of the presentation being a “current event,” and instead the focus is on a “civic engagement effort.” Below are some ideas that might help you, but trust me, if you choose an area of interest, and simply add “public outreach effort” in front of that interest area, you will find what you are looking for. So…

Here’s a link to a story about the City of Las Vegas using Pokemon to engage residents:

http://www.govtech.com/social/Las-Vegas-Uses-Pokemon-Go-to-Engage-Residents-on-Social-Media.html

Here’s a link to an effort by the City of Austin to Reach out to its citizens:

http://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2016/07/city-austin-reaches-unengaged-citizens/

Here’s a link to a site for the Citizens For California High Speed Rail Accountability:

http://cchsra.org/category/future-of-california-high-speed-rail/

Here’s a link to the Los Angeles Metro site that contains Metro’s Public Participation Plan:

https://www.metro.net/about/community-relations/

Here’s a link to the Equity and Social Justice effort in King County (Seattle Area) Washington. It includes links to projects designed to embrace inclusive policies within local government.

http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Once again I’d suggest reaching out to me via email if you have any concerns about the subject of your presentation, or need assistance narrowing down the topic.