The Launch of Part 1 of the Research Study “Creating a Community of Praxis at UCC”; ON 4TH APRIL 2022 AT 4.30-6.30 PM The Council Room, North Wing, UCC (As you look at the Quad in UCC, with your back to the Boole library, the Read More …
Praxis Week Monday 4th April – 1-2.30 PM – Opening Event – War in Ethiopia Causes, Impact on Civilians and Response of the International Community
Opening Event War in Ethiopia Causes, Impact on Civilians and Response of the International Community Time: 1-2.30 PM Venue: CACSSS Seminar Room. Ground Floor O’Rahilly Building. The event is not being recorded for sensitivity reasons. Speakers (See biographies below) Dr. Nick Chisholm, International Development & Read More …
“Development Education and Social Justice” Seminar Report – 1st March 2022
A seminar entitled ‘Development Education and Social Justice’ took place on 1st March 2022. It was organised by the Centre for Global Education in partnership with the Praxis (University College Cork Development and Global Citizenship Education). The seminar debated the content of Issue 33 of Read More …
Anti-Racism Training
07/03/2022 In March 2022 a small number of staff who are involved with the Praxis Project, attended a training workshop on ‘Racial Literacy for Educators’. We organised this because of our ongoing discussions within our meetings, about experiences of racism . The workshop was ably Read More …
University of Sanctuary 2022 – Anti Racism Seminar
We were delighted to host a seminar on racism and anti-racism on 23rd February 2021. It was led by Eric Ehigie of Black and Irish and Diana Siwela of MASI the Movement of Asylum-Seekers in Ireland. This was part of UCC’s Sanctuary University Week 2022 Read More …
Invitation to Anti-Racism Seminar
Brainstorming
Brainstorming allows participants to share lots of ideas quickly and without fear. This is a useful way to encourage creative thinking and dialogue. Here’s how to organise an effective brainstorming activity: Select a topic and ask the group to share their ideas. For example, ‘What Read More …
Conversation starters
Use some form of conversation starter to get people talking to each other in pairs, trios or larger groups. The following list of possible questions or explanation prompts can be written on such things as a board, pieces of paper, blocks, posters, iPads, etc. The Read More …
Crafting good questions
The Conversation Café provides some guidance on how teachers might craft good questions. www.conversationcafe.org Some ideas are summarised below. Characteristics of a good question: There are no embedded cultural, political, or ideological assumptions. It involves both head and heart. People can respond with Read More …
Debriefing
Debriefs are used to reflect on and reinforce the learning that has emerged from an activity. They are also important for identifying how participants are feeling. This will help you decide what needs to happen next. It’s usually a good idea to prepare your debrief Read More …