Students Learning with Communities
Practical Guidelines for Students:
We produced an information sheet for Students interested in getting involved,
or are about to get involved in a Students Learning With Communities project, we hope that you will find it helpful.
Information sheet for students
*Thanks to Sean O'Fearghail, DIT Engineering Lecturer for his contribution to this information sheet.Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI):
To learn more about Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI), please click here
Report on Community-Engaged Research in Ireland:
This report includes an introduction to the principles of Community-Engaged Research, a handbook on how to do engaged research, and a series of policy recommendations to support it. DIT staff contributed to this Campus Engage report, which includes DIT case studies - click here.
Reflection as part of your learning experience:
If you are new to reflecting on your learning experience, below are some links to guide you in this:
- You can access another link here to find out about your learning styles.
- The following outlines two models that you can use to reflect:Gibbs Reflective Cycle and Rolfe et al Framework for Reflective Practice.
- This article by Jenny Moon provides examples exploring issues of quality and depth in reflection: Defining and Improving Quality of reflective Learning and improving the quality of reflective learning.
- The following may also be a useful guide of the type type of reflection activities that you can do. They are based on work by Julie Hatcher, Robert Bringle and Diane Sloan.

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