Discussion Toolkits
Please read the instructions thoroughly to prepare for group discussions!
Build Your Community
We hope that this course will become a launching point for the future, not only an isolated moment in your education. Thus, we are emphasizing the community-building element of this class! The open online format offers you a unique opportunity to form a network by reaching out to learners, practitioners, experts, and activists from all around the world. You may also find other passionate people in your own hometown.
We hope that this course will become a launching point for the future, not only an isolated moment in your education. Thus, we are emphasizing the community-building element of this class! The open online format offers you a unique opportunity to form a network by reaching out to learners, practitioners, experts, and activists from all around the world. You may also find other passionate people in your own hometown.
Discussions each week happen in three easy steps:
- Step 1. Find a Group
- Step 2. Use the Discussion Toolkit
- Step 3. Share Your Learning (Submit Group Report)
Step 1. Find a Group
Forming a group and scheduling regular meetings will help you stay on track, accountable and engaged. When this course is taught in-person at Stanford University, students form groups that meet weekly to discuss their reactions to the class materials. We encourage you to form your own group and to meet as regularly as possible!
Forming a group and scheduling regular meetings will help you stay on track, accountable and engaged. When this course is taught in-person at Stanford University, students form groups that meet weekly to discuss their reactions to the class materials. We encourage you to form your own group and to meet as regularly as possible!
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Option A. Invite Friends. Is there a pre-existing group that would value this course? Consider asking your friends, co-workers, your book club, your family, or even your field hockey team to join this experience with you. Direct them to the course website (www.internationalwomenshealth.org) to sign up! Then host regular meetings to discuss the content together. |
Option B. Check Setsail.io for Nearby Learners. Interested in connecting with other students taking the course who live in your vicinity? If you are searching for people in your city or region to form an in-person discussion group with, please visit the "Search for Teammates" part of our forum: http://setsail.io/forum.php?f=iwhhr2016jan&q=62
Existing groups can also search for additional members here.
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Option C. Connect Online with Talkabout - New Discussion Group Every Week!
Connect with online discussion groups via Talkabout, an online tool hosted by Stanford University. Please visit Talkabout to register and choose a timeslot. Online discussions are an exciting way to meet people from different countries, with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. Choose a preferred time and the engine will automatically sort you into a group with new students every week. |
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You and your peers have many stories to share, and we believe all participants can learn from each other!
Step 2. Use the Discussion Toolkit
Discussing the videos and readings will challenge you to consider new perspectives and novel applications of the course content. Choose from the following toolkits to help orient your conversations.
Remember: free online video discussions hosted on Talkabout take place every weekend. In-person discussions can happen any time you and your teammates want to meet!
Discussing the videos and readings will challenge you to consider new perspectives and novel applications of the course content. Choose from the following toolkits to help orient your conversations.
Remember: free online video discussions hosted on Talkabout take place every weekend. In-person discussions can happen any time you and your teammates want to meet!
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THIS WEEK:
Week 3. Adolescent Health (Download PDF) Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation & HIV/AIDS PAST WEEKS: Week 2. Education (Download PDF) Education is often regarded as a "magic" intervention. Week 1. Human Rights (Download PDF) Women's Rights = Human Rights. What is the condition of human rights in your society? |
UPCOMING WEEKS:
Week 4. Reproductive Health (Download PDF) Marriage and early childbirth, pregnancy, reproductive choice, sexually transmitted infections, sexuality Week 5. Violence Against Women (Download PDF) Violence to maintain power in patriarchal societies. If violence were an infectious disease we would declare an epidemic Week 6. Women in War and Refugee Circumstances (Download PDF) Refugees, including LGBTI refugees, conflict as violence intensified. Week 7. Women Escaping from Poverty (Download PDF) Globalization and Women's Work. Sex trafficking and sex work. Week 8. Aging and End of Life (Download PDF) Challenges facing the elderly. Caregiving and how the elderly contribute to society. |
Step 3. Share Your Learning: Submit Group Report
Before you conclude the meeting, the group will craft a brief summary about what you discussed. Each time you meet, only ONE summary is needed per group.
Nominate a team member to submit a report on behalf of the whole group. He or she will need some information from each of you to complete the report, so don't log off before you exchange this information! Use the online Sharing Portal at setsail.io to submit your report.
NOTE: If you want a Statement of Accomplishment from Stanford University, you must also write an individual reflection with each meeting. You must meet with a group at least three times during the course, though of course more regular meetings are encouraged. Certify that you have completed at least three meetings on Courseware and post the link to your individual reflections there.
Before you conclude the meeting, the group will craft a brief summary about what you discussed. Each time you meet, only ONE summary is needed per group.
Nominate a team member to submit a report on behalf of the whole group. He or she will need some information from each of you to complete the report, so don't log off before you exchange this information! Use the online Sharing Portal at setsail.io to submit your report.
NOTE: If you want a Statement of Accomplishment from Stanford University, you must also write an individual reflection with each meeting. You must meet with a group at least three times during the course, though of course more regular meetings are encouraged. Certify that you have completed at least three meetings on Courseware and post the link to your individual reflections there.
We wish you and your group an intellectual and socially-aware adventure!
