Rule of Law Course Expert for Civic Education Program

The Civic Education program of the Eurasia Foundation seeks an expert for the five week long “Rule of Law” course. The expert will be responsible for developing the course curriculum in a manner that is practical, engaging and participatory. The objective of the course is to educate teachers about the basic tenets of equality, fairness, and due process to obtain solutions. The course will demonstrate the government’s role in obeying and enforcing the rule of law along with citizens’ role in maintaining the rule of law and demanding it from their government.

The course will provide practical examples of relying upon the legal system to resolve disputes between citizens and between citizens and their government. The course will also explore ways to build a respectful and rule of law oriented community. The course will emphasize the give and take of rule of law, including the role that citizens have to play to demand and maintain it. The “Rule of Law” course curriculum should provide lesson plans including games, activities, journals, reflection activities, teamwork and other experiential learning opportunities for children aged 13-15.

EF seeks individuals with experience and expertise in ‘training the trainers’ methodology. By the end of the course, teachers will be given guidance on teaching each topic and the learning goals associated with each activity.

Duties:

Course Curriculum Development:

  • Design content and course structure with the aim of creating an engaging online learning environment for remote students
  • Work with EF to determine weekly topics and subtopics and learning goals for each week.
  • Provide content for each week of the course, including main readings, forum questions that encourage discussion and analysis, and weekly homework assignments
  • Work with the program staff to modify the content as necessary to ensure that content is clear, technically accurate, and engaging to the students.
  • Develop the pre- and post-course exams to ensure that student progress over the course can be accurately measured.
  • Select learning materials to take full advantage of the Internet: check library resources for journal articles and graphic images to engage online learners.
  • Provide clear assignment policies expectations, and due dates.

Qualifications

Education

  • Minimum Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant field, including education, international relations, communication, law and public policy.

Experience

  • Strong demonstrated experience and background in education.
  • Experience with civic education, specifically for educational organization and NGOs.
  • Demonstrated interest in Rule of Law and Curriculum development particularly in the online format. Individuals must have experience with developing online learning pedagogy, particularly towards social learning and networking.
  • Ideal candidates have relevant working experience in Iran.

Additional Skills and Qualifications:

  • Creative teaching and educational techniques and problem solving.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English a requirement, fluency in written and spoken Persian a plus.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to resumes@eurasia.org. Please provide references, availability and hourly rate. Remote applicants may apply.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are only able to respond to those we select for interviews.

Submitted by aperkins on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 14:30

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