Activating Changemaking at CQUni
iChange®* is an orientation program to activate changemaking at CQUniversity! This fast-paced, fun and informative program will inspire you with stories of transformative social change, and equip you with tools, networks and creative ideas to drive innovation in your community and your career.
Transcript
PRESENTERS:
Welcome to iChange at CQUniversity!
LESLEY LOWE, CQUNI BUNDABERG:
CQUni wants to empower its staff and students and all of our communities to embrace social innovation and make a sustained positive difference to their world.
PROF NICK KLOMP, CQUNI VICE-CHANCELLOR:
Social innovation is fundamentally important to this university.
STEPHANIE WOOLLARD, SEVEN WOMEN:
There are a lot of world leaders lacking moral and ethical leadership so it's up to us to create change.
SHIRLEY CHAI BOON, CQUNI GRADUATE:
I've been trying to find ways to learn how to do good better.
URUSHA SANKAR, CQUNI MELBOURNE:
It's all about you, about us, and the students!
SCOTT CHAPMAN, RFDS:
Artificial intelligence and use of technology.
PROF CAROLYN UNSWORTH
We're using the latest 3D technologies so that we can see can the wheelchair move through it.
LESLEY LOWE, CQUNI BUNDABERG:
How should we ensure we don't forget the great social innovations developed by our first people?
JAYMZHI WHITE, AIME MENTOR:
Seeing young Indigenous people getting out of their shell, deadly!
SANDRA LILOMAIAVA, AIME MENTORING:
And have them realize what their potential is.
A/PROF HENRIETTA MARRIE, CQUNI:
If young people can see this kind of growth happening in their own community it will allow them to be able to say I do want to go to university.
URUSHA SANKAR, CQUNI MELBOURNE:
What are the things that are affecting us all globally and what impact do they have on us locally?
MINDY LEOW, B LAB AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND:
I realised that if our lives were just about accumulating wealth, then it's pretty meaningless.
KEVIN ROBBIE, THINK IMPACT:
I actually want the world to be better than it is.
URUSHA SANKAR, CQUNI MELBOURNE:
When it comes to changing the world, it's handy to know where to start. Let’s go!
LESLEY LOWE, CQUNI BUNDABERG:
Let's go!
Available to all CQUni students and staff since Term 2 2018, iChange® is presented by students, and links you to people making a difference at CQUni, and across Australia. Spend just two hours and learn the history and future of social innovation, as well as exploring megatrends, co-design theory, and social innovation ecosystems.
iChange® can launch your changemaker experience and boost your resume, practical knowledge and leadership skills, with pathways to The Big Idea social enterprise competition, Social Innovation Studios, Global Exchanges and becoming a CQUni Change Champion. Change your world and kickstart your career with CQUni’s iChange®.
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Frequently Asked Questions
iChange® is an online introductory course to social innovation practices, principles and philosophies. The course consists of six social innovation themed units and quizzes. It should take roughly two hours to complete, but may take longer if you chose to take on the challenges presented – completely up to you!
Social Innovation is embedded in CQUniversity’s values and DNA. As a regional university, with a national footprint, we are committed to working with our communities to improve their socioeconomic health and wellbeing, education, and environmental ecosystems. Our ongoing commitment was cemented when we became Australia’s first Ashoka U Changemaker Campus. Not only does this enhance our localised engagement, but it also connects the University to over forty universities and colleges across the world that are committed to applying social innovation practice and principles through their curriculum and community engagement. Learn more about social innovation from the University’s Office of Social Innovation.
iChange® is designed anyone who wishes to gain a basic understanding of social innovation.
You don’t need to register, you can access iChange® any time with your CQUni username and password.
iChange® will take approximately two hours to complete. It may take longer should you chose to undertake some of the optional challenges presented. You need to watch all the videos and complete all the quizzes before you can complete and receive your iChange® certificate. Just make sure you press the "Mark as completed" button at the bottom of each page to track your progress!
Because you will learn more about yourself and the world around you. You will enhance your career and entrepreneurial prospects by learning new tools and approaches, understanding that your behaviours and decision-making can influence more than economic outcomes, and with this, you can differentiate yourself within the competitive job market/industry sector. iChange® is the start of your journey towards achieving the graduate attribute of a Social Innovation Mindset. Oh, you get a digital certificate too!
Not at this time. iChange® is designed as a non-credit award offering by the University. We want it to be engaging, interactive and fun to complete but not too arduous and filled with assignments. You will receive an iChange® certificate on completion and it will sit against your study record. We hope to award a digital badge in the near future, which will also be awarded to those who have already received their certificate.
Yes. This may not happen immediately, but as we develop the capability of the product on the technical side, this will be introduced in the coming months.
Complete iChange® and/or visit the Office of Social Innovation for activity information, news, upcoming events, or advice. Contact the Change Champ on your campus to get connected to a local student social innovation network.
