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Challenging Perspectives

Challenging Perspectives. Teaching Globalisation and Diversity in the Knowledge Society Rapporteur: Máirín Wilson. Congratulations!!!. Great & wonderful perspectives represented Those attending Those presenting Approaches to the various themes

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Challenging Perspectives

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  1. Challenging Perspectives Teaching Globalisation and Diversity in the Knowledge Society Rapporteur: Máirín Wilson

  2. Congratulations!!! • Great & wonderful perspectives represented • Those attending • Those presenting • Approaches to the various themes • All converging on teaching globalisation and diversity in the knowledge society. • Can confirm that the conference theme was realised.

  3. The elephant ?

  4. What we know…… • At the end of this conference we know that there is general agreement that teaching globalisation and diversity is important. • We agree that we live in a knowledge society and acknowledge that this implies a huge complexity both in teaching… and beyond that into life itself! • The conference experience confirms that we have all the corners and the edge pieces of the jigsaw…. But it would seem that we are unclear just yet as to what the complete picture might look like…..

  5. Education: We are in a College of Education…dedicated to education that is inclusive, person centred and respectful. • Power of education to give us a particular perspective. A developmental framework like • Awareness ….learning …..action. • What IS the current agenda? • Reminded that young people translate learning into their own, personalised, cultural framework and identity around the core issue of belonging • In Initial Teacher Education (ITE)- the duty to prepare students and the reality of Irish classrooms was a big consideration in some sessions.

  6. Education – the Irish experience Global perspectives….. Media- in all its forms… Knowing….. identity & belonging Big Themes: • Such as:

  7. The (national) curriculum The 21st Century World The classroom Print, Photo and Film Using IT in all its forms Different lenses: in

  8. Conference themes: KEY FOCUS

  9. Bridging the IT generation gap Greater perspective consciousness Clarifying the concepts further Needs identified: • - Finding the space for the dialogue to happen

  10. Terminology: • Integration • Assimilation…. • Multiculturalism…. • Interculturalism • Development • Diversity • Knowledge Society • Technology

  11. Key arenas – The knowledge society • A framework for the conference • Increasingly small world and the duty to equip students with the skills and knowledge to access that world • Information technology – a new learning tool? • Moving from the notion of knowledge as an object to the idea of knowledge as a process.

  12. The Print Media: • Power of the media to present events, people and even cultural groups in a particular way • Media literacy : Need to develop students as critical media users • ‘Thinking’ Mavens!

  13. A Political issue: • All …’isms’ needing the backing of government policy, programmes and funding; • Different voices and perspectives are a key part of the political dialogue that needs to occur.

  14. Some Mis-conceptions: • That learning about issues, engaging in active learning methodologies will of itself necessarily develop global citizens • That the development education and intercultural education are two halves of the one whole • That there is only one right answer • That there are lots of right answers • That old is bad and new is good

  15. Some quotes… Important task for educators is to guide pupils to the truth. Change is a constant in society…. We need a space to negotiate diversity. Chinedu Kensika & others Learning is at the heart of the framework and It’s not an instrument for social change. Building bridges instead of minding the gap! Daithí Douglas

  16. Some quotes… Children's’ lives in a globalised society can be linked to language learning and literacy development in the primary classroom. What constitutes high value and low value resources in teaching methodologies? Son Gyoh Seán & Nell …this lack of education contributes at times to racism and to the alienation of children. Unknown territory Matthias Ronan

  17. Some quotes… We know what we perceive, we don’t know what we don’t perceive. So there is no way we can know what we don’t perceive. We need to let education happen. Daithí Lizzie Save the World DAY! There is an intersection of education for development with media literacy. Douglas Jerry

  18. Some quotes… We require different competencies than we did 20 years ago as the world has become increasingly complex. We must weave technology into the curriculum so that it disappears. Daithí Douglas & others It is a dual iceberg model The interactive whiteboard can bring the global visually into the classroom Barbara Anna & Deirdre

  19. Some quotes… I am that Patrick! You visit me and you are an honoured guest. I visit you and I am a resource. Anne Douglas I actually did what I said in the abstract! Thank you for that Thomas! Brian Everyone!

  20. And finally… Chinedu, Anne ( & Obama) Yes we can!

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