curriculum pedagogy and assessment

Conversations4citizenship

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THE TEAM

Kamille Beye

Stella Cheong

Rowena Palicious

Adam Peter Lang

 

DEPARTMENT

Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment, IOE

 

WHAT HAPPENED?

Conversations4Citizenship is an innovative, inclusive, international podcast capturing discussions and debates on a wide range of citizenship issues focusing on emergence from the COVID 19 pandemic. Re -imagining citizenship education for a better future in these troubling geo-political times. We look at topics large or small and try to tell stories that appeal to a wide range of students, academics and practitioners.

 

WHAT ADVICE OR ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE THINKING OF DOING A CHANGEMAKERS PROJECT?

Go for it!

Peer-led critical reading workshops

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THE TEAM

Staff: Dr Alex Elwick

Lead students: Mellissa Seow, Li Diya, Meichen Lu.

Support students: David Curtin, Lin Zilin, Monica Loa Romo, Kathryn O’Brien Skerry, Christina Pham.

DEPARTMENT

Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment , IOE

WHAT HAPPENED?

As masters level students, we’re all told that we must write critically. However, many international students who are not native English speakers struggle with even understanding some of the articles, so it’s harder for them to be able to respond critically to what they read! Our project was a peer-lead reading workshop, which offered a small and safe space where students could ask their peers for help in the essential readings of one of our core modules – What is Education (WIE). Peer tutors were selected from the Term 1 cohort of WIE students to assist students in the Term 2 cohort, where tutors could break down complex sentences, explain foreign concepts or impart strategies and tips for reading critically. Our project recruited 4 peer tutors and had 20 students sign up as tutees. It ran for three weeks in Term 2.

WHAT ADVICE OR ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE THINKING OF DOING A CHANGEMAKERS PROJECT?

If your project satisfies a real need amongst students or staff, then it will be impactful! Don’t be afraid to ask questions and clarify. Whenever we had doubts, we would ask Dr Alex Elwick or each other – talking through our queries and doubts helped to refine the ideas of our final project. We also approached Dr Lesley Price from the AWC – looking at situating your project within the wider context of what’s already going on is a great way to ensure its success.