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Badgers & Hoosiers: An Interstate Collaborative Learning Experience Connecting MPA Students in Wisconsin and Indiana APPENDIX A Collaborative Teaching Project Summary Spring 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2008 IUN UWO IUN UWO IUN UWO Implement Chopsticks Exercise with students. Implement Chopsticks Exercise with students. Teams create abstracts to submit to corresponding teams at UWO. Teams create abstracts to submit to corresponding teams at IUN. UWO teams also charged with developing extended case studies. • Research respective communities, institutions, and programs. • One-on-one telephone interviews with assigned partners. • Analysis of self-organizing behaviors in reference to Bolman and Deal “Frames.” • Research respective communities, institutions, and programs. • One-on-one telephone interview with assigned partners. • Mini social-science research project. Exercise is more valuable if students are allowed to communicate directly about their experiences. • Critical to develop an e-mail protocol to maintain clarity of communication threads. • Advisable for class participants to communicate directly, instead of through instructors. • Many students comment that the most enjoyable part of the collaborative project was the one-on-one interviews. • E-mail protocol dramatically improved interaction quality. • Students would have preferred to create their own one-on-one interview guide. • Collaborative project is most effective when working with all of the same components in the assignment. APPENDIX B Spring 2008 Collaborative Learning Project – Interview Form Name of Interviewer Date Name of Person Being Interviewed Length 1. What do you see as the value of public administration to a society 2. Based on the analysis of the two collaborating communities, what stood out Similarities Differences Did anything surprise you 3. What do you feel are the greatest challenges faced by public organizations in your community 4. What is the value of professional programs in public administration/affairs 5. Why are you pursuing an MPA degree 360 Journal of Public Affairs Education
Operation PSA: The Action Learning of Curiosity and Creativity Diane M. Kimoto Grand Valley State University Jenny Frasco University of Michigan, Flint Lorne Mulder Battle Creek and Calhoun County Homeless Coalition Sylvia Tsitsi Juta Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo ABSTRACT The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration’s (NASPAA) YouTube public policy challenge (NASPAA, 2007) asked students to create 90-second videos or public service announcements (PSAs) that frame current problems and offer solutions. “Operation PSA” similarly discusses this communication medium as a useful classroom tool that warrants incorporation into more public administration programs across the nation. Building upon Dewey’s (1916) belief that learning occurs during instances of communication and Revans’ (1980) emphasis on collaborative communication for action learning, the article details the steps and tools necessary to creating thought-provoking PSAs, the manner in which to distinguish between potential and realized learning, and current challenges and future directions when considering PSAs as educational tools. INTRODUCTION “Speak Truth to Power” is a public service campaign, offered by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), for which graduate students create a video that frames a current problem and offers their solutions. The campaign also signals a change for public administration programs that recognize the power to communicate a very special message about public policy issues through the use of YouTube as a “fast-changing video web JPAE 15(3): 361–382 Journal of Public Affairs Education 361
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