Throughout the semester, Northeastern students in GE1501-1502 Cornerstones of Engineering class mentored students at the Beachmont Veterans Elementary School Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) afterschool club. This included exploring different STEAM concepts through weekly interactive activities! Link to Artifact: View…
Category: Fall 2024
Cornerstone of Engineering I: Student Final Reflection and Testimonies
At the end of their Service-Learning experience, each student submitted a video reflecting on their overall experience. They discussed their thoughts on the experience, what they learned, and why Service-Learning and engagement with community partners is important. Additionally, students discussed how Service-Learning related to Cornerstone of Engineering coursework, and how they implemented the Engineering Design…
CHSNE Exclusion Timeline & Chinatown Storymap
The first artifact is a translation done by our students and it highlights the whole history of the Exclusion Act. Through translating into Chinese, it becomes more accessible and reaches out to a broader audience. The second one is a story map that can help people to explore the rich history and culture of Chinatown…
Social Change and Human Services- Students’ Final Reflection
During the final day of class, the students worked in groups to reflect on their experiences in service-learning. They created mind maps that connect key components of the course and service-learning to their experiences. The VEXPO displays a final version that compiles all students’ voices. Link to Artifact: View…
Lessons from Little Brothers – Building Community Across Generations
The service learning the with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly through their Digital Dividends and City Sites initiatives, is shown in this artifact and represents CS4120- Natural Language Processing students’ experience throughout the semester. They developed connections with the elderly by assisting them with technology and participating in social activities like storytelling and games, which emphasized the value of digital literacy, social…
Describing our Service-Learning auf Deutsch und Englisch
My artifact is a wordmap of words that came up in my students’ reflections about their service-learning. The service-learning opportunity provided students with the chance to practice their German skills while giving back to the community by supporting older German adults over Zoom. Since the reflections were written in German, I translated it to English…
Adfrimerican Academy – Historical evolution Analysis of West End and South End of Boston
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Advanced German 1 Reflections on Conversations across Generations and Borders
We chose to compile reflections from our students on the meaningful conversations that they had with their German partners. This class facilitated cross-generational and cross-cultural conversations in German in order to push students to step out of their comfort zone in their non-native language with people they would have otherwise never come in contact with….
Fenway Porchfest – For the Community, by the Community
This is a feature article written by the students, to highlight the work of Fenway Porchfest, an annual music festival in the Fenway neighbourhood, and why it means so much to the community. Link to Artifact: View…
Pro-Social Marketing Strategy for Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Throughout the Fall 2024 semester, students in the Marketing and Society class were partnered with Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology to help conduct research and develop a pro-social marketing strategy to address a targeted behavior. As the institute has seen a misalignment between the number of admitted students and the number of enrolled students…