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Testers Needed for Self-Directed Street Epistemology Course


The Street Epistemology Course Development (SECD) project is underway and we're making considerable progress.

We are pleased to announce that we’re ready to test Module 6: Building and Maintaining Rapport. This module is very important to conducting effective SE, and we’re looking for people (regardless if you’ve tested a previous module or not) to sign up, read the module, complete a short survey, and then attend an optional online focus group session. Please don’t delay signing up if you’re interested in helping with this one.

If you are interested in volunteering as a SE course tester, please email [email protected]. In addition to SE-familiar testers, we’re in particular need for people unfamiliar with Street Epistemology, so if you know anyone like that, please invite them to help us test this resource. We’ll be sure to send something nice to show our appreciation to anyone who is able to help us fully test out these modules. You need not have tested previous modules to help us with the existing modules that are currently ready for testing.

Want to join our SE Course Helpdesk? We are also looking for people willing and able to volunteer a few hours each week at our Helpdesk to respond to inquiries from learners taking the course. Please email [email protected] if you have any interest.

Like what we’re doing? Please consider making a donation to Street Epistemology International, the organization that is coordinating the creation, delivery, and promotion of this course along with several other exciting SE-related projects.

You can get a good sense of how often we’re meeting to work on the SE Course by looking on our Calendar.

The following Modules are in various stages of development:

Phase I

Module 0: Course Introduction (currently in development)

An introduction to the course.

Module 1: What is Street Epistemology? (focus group testing complete!)

Learn what Street Epistemology is, the key steps of Street Epistemology and how they work together, and the main qualities of Street Epistemology

Module 2: Why Use Street Epistemology? (focus group testing complete!)

Learn what goals you should and could pursue when doing Street Epistemology.

Module 3: Considering Ethics (focus group testing complete!)

Learn the ethical principles to adhere to when doing Street Epistemology.

Module 4: Having the Right Mindset (focus group testing complete!)

Learn the ideal mindsets for Street Epistemology and techniques to develop them

Module 5: Preparing to Do Street Epistemology (focus group testing complete!)

Learn what factors to consider and practically prepare for prior to doing Street Epistemology.

Module 6: Building and Maintaining Rapport (open for external volunteer testing soon! Register now. Details above.)

Learn how to build and maintain rapport, skills that assess and track rapport, actions likely to break rapport, and how to recover lost rapport.

Phase II

Module 7: Identifying and Clarifying Claim (currently in development)

Learn about different claim types, the characteristics that make a claim suitable for SE, and how to shape a claim into something worth pursuing.

Module 8: Using Scales
Module 9: Identifying and Clarifying Reasons
Module 10: Evaluating Epistemology
Module 11: Sharing Your Views
Module 12: Ending the Conversation
Module 13: Self-Care and Improvement
Module 14: Activism

Like what we’re doing? Please consider making a donation to Street Epistemology International, the organization that is coordinating the creation, delivery, and promotion of this course along with several other exciting SE-related projects.