The Summer School Program aims to:

• Investigate the concept of active citizenship in an interdisciplinary way;
• Familiarize participants with basic theoretical concepts (active citizenship, participatory politics, digital age civics, etc.);
• Familiarize participants with a variety of cultural examples through the prism of American Studies;
• Develop digital skills through the use of suggested digital tools and platforms;
• Develop language and communication skills;
• Develop 21^st century social skills (understanding, empathy, advocacy, leadership etc);
• Acquire exercise in applications of transformative educational practices;
• Enhance interdisciplinarity when coupling cultural production and digital participatory community;
• Provide job development opportunities;
• Cultivate critical thinking.

Knowledge

Upon completion of the course, participants will…

• Specialize in active citizenship through the prism of American Studies
• Specialize in active citizenship investigated through through language, literature, theater, AR installation art and digital media.
• Acquire knowledge directly related to their work environment and in their daily contact with students in Education.
• Develop lifelong learning opportunities by enriching the knowledge in American and Cultural Studies.

Skills

Upon completion of the course, participants will

• Develop Social skills (mediation, empathy, cooperative, communication)
• Develop leadership and advocacy skills
• Develop Digital skills (building digital maps and awareness walks, etc.).

Abilities

• Upon completion of the course, participants will
• Know how to inspire and educate their students on social awareness and advocacy through the study of literature, theatre, the use of art in physical or digital environments.

The program is addressed to

• Students and alumni/a of various departments with a background in the Humanities & Liberal Arts (indicative domains: Greek and foreign literatures and cultures, pedagogy, fine arts, film, journalism and media),
• Researchers from all fields of studies,
• Educators from primary, secondary and college education,
• IB students
• Interested public

Those interested in the program are required to submit their application electronically via the webpage of the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning, AUTh.

The following supplementary documents would need to be submitted to this email: summerschool@enl.auth.gr

• Short Personal bio (Greek or English) [120-200 words]
• Motivation letter (preferably in English) [up to 250 words]
• For degree holders, a transcript of undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses is required
• Certificate of English language skills (B2 or above)
• Certificate of digital skills (optional)

For the participant selection, all the documents above will be considered and everyone will  be selected on a first-come first-served basis.

Those selected to attend the course would need to have:

• Access to Internet (for the ZOOM sessions of the course)
• Personal email
• Basic computer skills

The Summer School program involves:

Synchronous online teaching in lecture & workshop format [DAY 1 of the program]

• Compulsory online participation of students in lecture and workshop format with individual and group activities

Synchronous onsite teaching in lecture & workshop format [DAYS 2-5 of the program]

• Compulsory onsite participation of students in lecture and workshop format with individual and group activities

Summer School communication:

Synchronous/Asynchronous communication

• Onsite communication
• Online communication via Auth Elearning platform and ZOOM

Summer School Venues:

Onsite teaching will take place at the AUTh Central Library Amphitheatre & the AUTh Central Library Computer Room

Online teaching sessions will be held on ZOOM (supported by AUTh).

All program material, asynchronous activities, and submission of assignments will be carried out via the AUTh Elearning platform.

Course Description Active Citizenship

Educational Material

The study material on daily basis includes:

• Lectures & Workshops [onsite with only 3 lectures/workshops delivered online via Zoom]

• Primary source excerpts (pdf) [via Elearning]
• Secondary source excerpts (pdf) [via Elearning]
• Access to electronic primary sources (open access) [via Elearning]
• Access to bibliographic material (as this is recommended by the Summer School instructors)

Other benefits

The program provides:

• 2 ECTS credits (corresponding to 30 h per person participation)
• Opportunities for daily participation in online discussion forum and hands-on activities during the onsite workshops
• Feedback and guidance (on an individual and group basis) by the course instructors.

Obligations of Trainees:

1. Participation in the programs of K.E.DI.BI.M. of the AUTH implies full acceptance of the program’s Study Guide and the Internal Regulation of Operation of the K.E.DI.BI.M. of the AUTH.
2. The presence/attendance of trainees in the educational programmes is mandatory. In the programmes which are realized in physical presence, as in those implemented using the modern method of tele-education, the study is generally mandatory and the limit of absences cannot exceed 10% of the prescribed training hours. The monitoring of asynchronous education is implemented according to the study schedule set by each programme.
3. For the successful completion of the programme, the participants should:
4. not exceed 10% absences of the scheduled training hours
5. have completed all activities
6. have paid all the tuition fees by 8/7/2024

Rights of Trainees:

1. Trainees are informed by the Department of Administrative Support of K.E.DI.BI.M. for all kinds of information related to the operation of the Centre.
2. Trainees are supported electronically through the educational platform by the trainers, as part of the educational process, to resolve questions and provide clarifications related to the thematic units of the programme.
3. Trainees have the right to apply for the interruption/termination of their programme attendance and a refund of their tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of par. 12.9 hereof.
4. Students’/Trainees’ work is protected under the Copyright Regulations/Provisions.

After successful completion of the program, participants receive a Certificate of Training, which is issued by the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of the AUTH and signed by the President of the Center.

Participants, who have attended but not successfully completed the program, will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

For further information, please contact:

Email: summerschool@enl.auth.gr

(Tatiani Rapatzikou & Despoina Feleki)