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What is Digital Civic Learning?
Digital Civic Learning (DCL) is a classroom-based research program centered on a pedagogical framework for preparing students to navigate and participate in a rapidly changing and complex society.
Digital Civic Learning (DCL) is a classroom-based research program centered on a pedagogical framework for preparing students to navigate and participate in a rapidly changing and complex society.
DCL is built on our earlier Collaborative Social Reasoning (CSR) project funded by the Spencer Foundation and the National Academy of Education.
DCL is built on our earlier Collaborative Social Reasoning (CSR) project funded by the Spencer Foundation and the National Academy of Education.
From 2020 to 2024, we first applied DCL to elementary Social Studies, designing integrated curricula that engage students in collaborative discussion of social studies issues and cultivate their social and civic competences.
Since 2024, we have extended the DCL framework into science education through Civic Science Education (CSE), which integrates civic learning and science inquiry to prepare students to become informed and scientifically literate citizens.
What is in a Name? Unpacking DCL
DIGITAL
DIGITAL
We used technologies to extend dialogic and collaborative learning spaces beyond the traditional classroom, connecting both on-site and online learning environments. Digital tools are also used to create more immersive learning experiences that help students engage with complex, real-world issues.
CIVIC
CIVIC
We include a variety of topics related to civic and moral decision-making in our curricula, aiming at helping students to develop and share informed opinions about complex social issues.
LEARNING
LEARNING
Our approach focuses on encouraging learning through structured social interaction and shared projects of understanding.
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