This course is for university teachers and community organizations to share and learn about rural service-learning.

This MOOC is developed by the Rural 3.0 consortium (https://rural.ffzg.unizg.hr/) of 16 partners from 8 EU countries, where Higher Education Institutions and rural community organisations are equally represented.

It is based on the need assessment from 8 countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Croatia and Lithuania) and training materials developed by academic teachers and community organizations from these countries.

It is divided into 8 main units.

• Unit 1: Smart and sustainable rural development
• Unit 2: Rationale for rural service-learning
• Unit 3: Key characteristics of rural service-learning
• Unit 4: Good practice from diverse study fields
• Unit 5: Course design options & Guidelines for community partners
• Unit 6: Student assessment design
• Unit 7: Create your own rural SL course, collaborate and share
• Final self-assessment

Access to Rural Service Learning MOOC