For this E-Zine (Electronic Magazine), you will write an article that focuses on Learning Communities In and Around UCI. These learning communities are not only a great place to socialize, learn, and organize events, they can also teach important 21st-century literacy skills, such as digital literacy (media production, marketing), communication, collaboration, etc.

So what is a learning community? It is an organization or a group of individuals ( whether formal or informal) who have a common learning interest. These can be things like dance troupes, professional teacher organizations, film clubs, videogame clubs, speech and debate clubs, MCAT study groups, etc. What makes these groups special is that members actively learn from one another through their own expertise and experiences. More formal groups/organizations may have structured hierarchies and organize major events, whereas less formal groups may have a more loose way of learning from one another.

Requirements

Page Length: 6 Pages (Submit as a Google Doc Link or PDF)
Goal: Provide information about Learning Communities in a magazine format
Guidelines:
Emphasizes either
Social Good
How the community promotes/develops 21st Century Literacy Skills
Contains Good Magazine Aesthetics
Image Driven (e.g., rich and big visual imagery)
Photos are carefully staged
Contains short- to medium-length paragraphs
Communicates Things Clearly
It informs the reader what the learning community is about
Sells the importance of this learning community
Provides a history of the learning community and its purpose
Showcases group member roles and provides testimonials
Provides information about activities, events, broader goals, outreach, etc.
Makes clear links between member involvement, responsibilities, learning, and its relation to 21st-century literacy skills
Motivates Reader to Get Involved
Provides inspiring language
Provides info about who to contact, meeting hours, location, etc.