Who are (all) we?
Critical pedagogy: Students as Agents of Change
Lenka Remsova and Eva Janebova
Fall 2016
• Lecturers: Lenka and Eva
• Dave (English language support)
• Teiresias support
• International guest speakers: Timothy Lensmire (University of Minnesota) or Iva Strnadova (University of Sydney)
Aims of the course/ what you will develop:
Critical thinking skills
Understanding concepts of critical pedagogy (equity-
opression-empowerment-change)
Competences for a change (Question-challegne-
transform) around and inside through:
Theare of the Oppressed technigues
Become interculturally aware and competent
Your aim
Classroom Rules
• Language is powerful: Yes, but..MKM^Yex and...
• You co-create your-our learning by active listeningand active engagement
• You co-evaluate your learning: state your desired outcomes and you reflect on your improvement and provide feedback to each other (more next class)
• You support each other (HW buddies, team projects)-we support you (Thursdays: English help with Dave 12-13, 13:00-14.30 a cup of tea with Eva and Lenka)
Why are we doing this?
Schedule
• Classroom sessions: 22.9., 6.10., 20.10., 3.11., 1.12., 8.12. From: 12:05 -15:35
Session 1: Introduction of us and to the main concepts and technigues
Session 2: Power and Oppression (Augusto Boal)
Session 3: Banking education (Paulo Freirej
Session 4: Social change, team projects
Session 5: Empowerment, team projects
Session 6: Team presentation, Eva and Lenka presentation
• Voluntary: Support sessions: every other Thurdsday (12-13, 13.00-14.30)
ROOM CHANGE: SeminarRoom75 in Porici 31, new CVIDOS building(above the library)
Internationalization
..means integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the purpose, functions and delivery of higher education, in order to enhance the quality of education and research and learning for all students and staff, and to make a meaningful contribution to society
Inclusive education - inclusion
• ...that all students attend and feel welcome
and that their unique needs and learning styles are attended to and valued. They contribute and participate in all aspects of the life of the school
De Wit et al. (2015) European Parliament Study