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International Development in

Practice II

January 14, 2014

Instructor: Steve Reifenberg

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The Big Idea

This really is something different

Build a new course on international development

-- based on your interests & goals

-- developed jointly

-- focuses heavily on practice & on what works

-- evaluate if we meet your interests & goals

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Designing a New Course on Advanced Topics in

International Development

1) Course Design and Pedagogy

2) Substantive Content

3modules/groups

3) Development Advisory Teams

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1) Course Design and Pedagogy

-- The Starting Point

-- Re-Imagining Course Design-- Outlining the Course Syllabus

-- Effective Teaching

-- Finalizing Course Syllabus & Lesson Plan

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2) Substantive Content

in Three Modules

A) MeasurementB) Process

C) Implementation

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2) Substantive Content

Three Teams: A, B & C2) Substantive Content Primary substantive role

A) Measurement Measure and evaluate impact of international

development projects

B) Process Negotiations and politics of internationaldevelopment

C) Implementation Development in practice: strategy and

implementation

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Three Teams: A, B, & C

2) Substantive

Content

Primary substantive role Secondary role related to

course development

A) Measurement Measure and evaluate impact ofinternational development project

Measure and evaluateimpact of course

B) Process Negotiations and politics of

international development

Connect and facilitate

linkages of A, B & C, as well

as overall design of course

C) Implementation Development in practice: strategy

and implementation

Organization of DAT timing,

presentations, including

blog, as part of course

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Development Advisory

Teams

BRAC (Bangladesh)

Engineering 2 Empower (Haiti)

Ensena Chile Ford Program in Human Development and

Solidarity (Kenya)

Fundacion Nuevo Notre (Bolivia)

Partners in Health (Global/Mexico) Rubia (Mali)

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Three modules: A, B & C

2) Substantive Content Group members

A) Measurement Mitch Kochanski

Alexandra Searle

Jenna Ahn

Anna Kottkamp

B) Process Ana Dionne-Lanier

Deandra Cadet

Megan Olson

Jessica Peck

John GibbonsC) Implementation Denise Umubyeyi

Erik Jensen

Camilla Inarra

Megan Reineccius

Stephen Zerfas