Keywords

instructional design, blended learning, interfaith, interdisciplinary collaboration, human rights, evaluation, design

Description

The purpose of the Faith for Rights Toolkit Conversion project is to convert an existing learning framework, the Faith for Rights Toolkit (FFRT) into an online learning resource useable by interfaith actors and human rights activists of varying educational and cultural contexts, thus enabling them to advocate for and teach about human rights in their respective communities. This project was sponsored by the BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School under the direction of Professor David H. Moore, Associate Director of the International Center for Law and Religious Studies (ICLRS). The project was completed in conjunction with the human rights law clinic course offered to BYU law students in an effort to provide these students with an opportunity to participate in a real-world project applicable to human rights law. Stakeholders included representatives from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The objectives of the stakeholders were to provide a readily available resource for facilitators and inter-faith groups seeking to further the understanding of freedom of religion or belief and human rights in their locales, educate faith leaders about how to incorporate human rights education into their ministries, and provide a web-based avenue for sharing the Faith for Rights program while remaining true to the overarching goal of the FFRT to “shift from abstract inter-religious dialogues into individual and joint positive actions by faith actors in defense of human dignity for all.”