A132: Educational Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Comparative Perspective

This project-based course supports students in designing a sustainable educational enterprise. Over the course of the semester, participants develop a viable education venture to improve educational opportunity. The course involves a series of activities and experiential workshops that walk students through the building blocks of creating an educational enterprise. Readings, discussions, conversations with guest speakers, and related activities examine the contributions of social entrepreneurs to expanding educational opportunity around the world. Students engage in weekly conversations with exemplary education entrepreneurs working domestically or internationally. Weekly discussion sections include workshops to build targeted skill sets. Students present their final work at an exhibition where they receive feedback from peers and from other entrepreneurs.