Evaluation tools can help students to think about the impact of their work. They can be encouraged to think about the outcome they wish to see from the outset. They can ask the question “What change do we want to see?” and set criteria against Read More …
Facilitation skills
One of the most important skills for a teacher of Development Education and students wishing to engage in active citizenship, is facilitation. Educators are facilitators of learning and active citizens often find themselves facilitating and/or joining with others to facilitate a process of change. Facilitation Read More …
Gallery walks
Gallery walks get participants to stand up, move around and engage visually as well as verbally. They allow participants to share and reflect on lots of ideas in quick succession. Here’s how to run a gallery walk: Place text and images around the Read More …
Icebrakers
A cursory online search will reveal a myriad of icebreaker activities. What you want to achieve Icebreakers are fun activities designed to help people get to know one another. They can also be designed to allow students to become acquainted with course content Read More …
Images
FairViews Development Education Photopack, by Gerry Jeffers, is available free of charge: http://developmentoptions.ie/download-page/ Not only does it contain useful photographs but also explains how the teacher can use images in the classroom. He points out that people learn through interacting with a range of Read More …
Seminar: Dev. Ed. Policy
On 29th April, 2021, the Praxis Project, in a collaboration with the Centre for Global Education, Belfast, ran a seminar on the theme of The Policy Environment for Development Education. Below is an excellent report produced by the Cntre for Global Education, Belfast, which we hope Read More …
Invitation to Seminar Dev. Ed. Policy
As part of the work of the Praxis Project we are delighted to announce a collaboration with the Centre for Global Education, Belfast to bring you an illustrious panel of speakers on the theme of The Policy Environment for Development Education. This is a great Read More …
Praxis Seminar Neoliberalism
Guest Speaker Stephen McCloskey The Praxis Project held a seminar in March 2021 entitled It was delivered by Stephen McCloskey is the Director of the Centre for Global Education (CGE), a development non-governmental organisation in Belfast that provides training and resources on international development issues. Read More …
Praxis Seminar Prof. Bourne
Guest Speaker Pedagogy of Hope On 10th March 2021 the Praxis Project held a lunchtime seminar which was presented by an eminent scholar in the field of Development Education professional. Professor Douglas Bourn[1] is Professor of Development Education and Director of the Development Education Research Centre at University Read More …
Invitation to Praxis Seminar on Neoliberalism
THE PRAXIS PROJECT UCC INVITES YOU TO A SEMINAR WITH MR. STEPHEN MAC CLOSKEY Director of the Centre for Global Education, Belfast and editor of Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review, the bi-annual, peer reviewed journal. Resisting Neoliberalism: The Role of Development Education On 10th March at 6 to 7 Read More …