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Conference presentation
Published 2015
International Forum for Volunteering in Development (IVCO) 2015, 04/10/2015–07/10/2015, Tokyo, Japan
Conference paper
Date presented 07/2006
ISTR 7th International Conference - Civil Society and Human Security: Raum Jai, 09/07/2006–12/07/2006, The Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel Bangkok, Thailand
Conference paper
Embracing the "swamp": A reflective pedagogical approach for interdisciplinary practitioners
Published 2006
Teaching and Learning Forum 2006: Experience of Learning, 01/02/2006–02/02/2006, University of Western Australia, Perth
An informal curriculum review conducted as collaborative reflection, produced an innovative unit which addresses perceived short-comings in the professional skills of graduating development practitioners. The success of the new unit offers lessons on the value of embodied experiential and student-centred learning for community development and interdisciplinary students. Introducing students to complexity of contested subject areas increases their appreciation of ambiguity in the real-world context of future work. Learning settings which enable students to experience complexity and ambiguity of community or interdisciplinary work increase capacity for tacit learning, and capacity of practitioners to sit with messy, confusing problems that defy technical solution. Alignment of unit objectives with learning activities, materials and assessment enables teacher and students to gauge the extent to which the objectives have been achieved.
Conference paper
Inaugural Volunteering Research Symposium, 07/03/2006–08/03/2006, Melbourne, VIC
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