Title: “Building a Civic Action Portfolio: Applying iCED Actions to Lifelong Civic Engagement and Academic Disciplines”

In a semester-long project, students will choose, at least, fifty (50) points worth of Institute for Civic Engagement & Democracy (iCED)
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actions that get them closer to becoming prepared for lifelong civic
engagement and from any of the six (6) broad categories (Democratic
Engagement, Environment & Sustainability, Community Well-being, Arts
& Culture, and Social Innovation). Next, to complete these civic
actions, students will complete, document, and reflect upon the
experience of completing the action, then score points and build a Civic
Action Portfolio with Miami Dade College, potentially leading to iCED
transcripts, recommendation letters, earned certificates, recognition
from campus’ annual awards ceremony, and resume additions and/or
transfer applications. Instructions, login information, along with a
schedule of actions and experiences can be found here
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Completing the action, documentation, and reflection components of a
Civic Action Item constitutes a Civic Action Portfolio submission
eligible to score points which are accumulated via Civic Action Scorecard
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It’s possible that students may not only be assigned but complete Civic
Action Items by multiple instructors and even in the same semester.
Students are permitted to complete the same Civic Action Item(s) in this
class as well as another. Finally, students will apply their civic
engagement actions/experiences in both a midterm and final paper Gordon
Rule assignment:
Students are required to have completed twenty-five (25) points worth of iCED actions and/or experiences;
Choose, at least, three (3) textbook terms, concepts, and/or ideas
to apply your twenty-five (25) points worth of actions and/or
experiences to your major, discipline, field, or interest in, at least,
500 words or more using either APA
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Besides the textbook, students are required to incorporate three (3)
additional sources including one peer-reviewed, scholarly article or
journal from the MDC Library Database