Using the Authentic Intellectual (AIW) Framework to Connect First Year Students with the Local Blues Society

Authors

tom m. buckmiller, Drake UniversityFollow
Jennifer Thoma, Drake UniversityFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how I used the Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) pedagogical framework in conjunction with Project-Based Learning (PBL) to develop a campus-community partnership while enhancing and promoting the goals of the local blues society. In order to achieve the goals of the AIW framework, I created a major class project which charged the students with writing and editing a book telling stories of members of the local blues society to be available on Amazon.com. The results, or outcomes, of this project were categorized relative to two areas: academic (classroom) and civic (The Blues Society). The narratives and stories in the final version of the book varied significantly, but each, in their own way, contributed to a process where my students were able to think about civic engagement and community partnerships in an advanced and engaging way.

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Recommended Citation

buckmiller, tom m. and Thoma, Jennifer (2021) "Using the Authentic Intellectual (AIW) Framework to Connect First Year Students with the Local Blues Society," International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Vol. 15: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2021.150103