Global Justice Education, University College Cork
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
