Building Community

GNED 101 C40A - November 1, 2022​

Poll

Would you rather...

Live without a TV or live without a phone?

• Pull the plug on the TV!

• I can do without my phone!

Poll

Would you rather....

Have 1 wish granted today, or 3 wishes granted 10 years from now?

• Give me my wish today!

• I'd rather wait 10 years and have 3 wishes.

Poll

Would you rather...

Forget who you were, or forget who everyone else was?

• Forget who I was

• Forget everyone else

Poll

Would you rather...

Be able to stop time or fly?

Poll

Would you rather...

Find true love, or $10 million dollars?

​What does COMMUNITY mean to you?

​What does COMMUNITY mean to you?

​“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” - Theodore Roosevelt

​My Community

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Draw

What does community look like to you?

Sketch your response.

Open Ended

What does community feel like to you?

Type your response or upload a meme or graphic describing your answer.

One step - and one experience - at a time.​

​Building

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• ​being an important part of something

• beyond affiliation to acceptance

​​Belongingness

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• ​influenced by others, members also contribute influence

• members matter, and depend on one another.

​​Interdependence

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• ​extend care and courtesy

• differing opinions are ok​

​​Mutual Respect

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• ​motivated + invested

• participate actively

• build commonality

​​Engagement

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​Pillars of Community

Poll

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?

I feel comfortable being my true self at CSI.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?

I feel valued by the staff or instructors at CSI.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?

I feel I belong as a part of a community at CSI.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

(1) January - April​

​(2) May - August

(3) September - December

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​Group Work

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• Recorder: the next birthday

• Reporter: the furthest birthday

• Facilitator: born the farthest away from CSI

• "Dumb" ideas are sometimes the best!

• Generate a long list of solutions to the problem.

• Read solutions aloud. Practice active listening.

• See which ideas may not be as dumb as initially thought!​

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​How do you choose a college major?

​Dumbest Idea First!

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• ​Human-centered!

• Solve the right problem

• People involved have to be part of the solution.​

• Complete worksheet in groups.​

​Active Listening

Recorder

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Reporter

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Facilitator​

​Roles

​Apply Community-Building Strategies

​Design Thinking

• Reminder: see the reverse side of the worksheet for 6 key skills!

​Evaluate: What does our CSI

Community NOT provide you?​ Identify: Opportunities for change.