Innovative Pedagogies for International Development, March 2022
Innovative Pedagogies for International Development, March 2022
Innovative Practices and Pedagogies for Teaching Undergraduate International Development Studies
Friday, March 25-Saturday, March 26, 2022
Scholars and instructors teaching in the field of international development studies (IDS) play an important role in shaping the next generation of development practitioners. In this work, IDS instructors strive to cultivate meaningful learning experiences that offer a critical, decolonial lens on the project of development while simultaneously providing knowledge and skills essential for a successful career in the field (Spratt, 2015; Woolcock, 2007). While there is growing scholarship highlighting the value of decolonial and critical pedagogies (Cameron, Quadir, Tiessen, 2013; Langdon, 2013; Sims, 2018) and complicating experiential learning abroad, there remains limited scholarship detailing best practices, pedagogical approaches, lesson plans, readings, or activities that achieve these goals. This workshop aims to fill this gap by highlighting innovative educational practices, pedagogies, and programs being employed in the field of IDS.
Presenters will be invited to publish their presentations and related materials on the Tobias Center website and in an open-access book.
Workshop Schedule
Below you will find an overview of the workshop sessions and their times. For a downloadable version of the schedule, click here. All times are listed in Eastern Time, GMT -4:00
Friday, March 25, 2022
Join us a bit early to check in, test your technology, and get settled in the virtual space.
Sarah Bauerle Danzman and Elisheva (Elly) Cohen, Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development at Indiana University Bloomington
Ruth Murumba, Moi University
Upenyu Majee, Michigan State University; Nicole Webster, Pennsylvania State University; Jamie Monson, Michigan State University; Opal Leeman Bartiz, Michigan State University; Ann Allegra, Consultant, Rachel Lockart, Michigan State University; Colman Titus Msoka, University of Dar es Salaam
Stand up and stretch!
Jennifer Melvin, University of Roehampton; Gulzat Botoeva, University of Roehampton; Catherine Loy, University of Roehampton
Charity Chisoro, Program Officer, Africa Evidence Network; Aziza Modise, Researcher, Africa Centre for Evidence; Siziwe Ngcwabe, Operations Lead, Africa Evidence Network
We encourage everyone to use this time to step away from your screen, have something to eat, take a short walk, and relax.
We will keep the Zoom room open and invite you to keep your camera on and chat with your colleagues. You can use the open breakout room feature to join a separate room if you'd like.
Participants participate in a short activity to review and reflect upon what they have learned so far.
Romain Chenet, University of Warwick
Breakout 1: Video Storytelling to Assess the Impact of a Decolonizing Classroom Pedagogy and Curriculum, Emily Van Houweling, Regis University; Carolyn Tarr, Regis University; Cristin Jensen Lasser, Regis University; Nina Miller, Regis University
Breakout 2: Innovations in Global Experiential Learning for Advancing New Partnerships in International Development Studies, Rebecca Tiessen, University of Ottawa; Jessica Cadesky, University of Ottawa; Leva Rouhani, University of Ottawa; Willy Oppenheim, Omprakash
We encourage you to step away from your screen, stand up, stretch, and take a break!
Marylynn Steckley, Carlton University
Leonard Hammer, University of Arizona; Liudmila Klimanova, University of Arizona; William Simmons, University of Arizona
Wrap up for the day
Stay on the Zoom session a while longer and enjoy more casual conversation with colleagues.
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Bring your tea or coffee to the Zoom room early and chat with your colleagues about the previous day's sessions.
Emily Van Houweling, Regis University; Olanrewaju Olaniyan, University of Ibadan; Muriel Côte, University of Lund; Donya Zikry, University of Lund; Catia Gregoratti, University of Lund; Swarup Dutta, TERI School for Advanced Studies, India; Karen Brown, University of Minnesota; Nathan Jeide-Detweiler, University of Minnesota
Rita Udor, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies
Stand up, step away from your screens, and stretch
Lujia Feng, University of Manchester; Paul Barry, University of Manchester
Breakout 1: A Critical-Creative Pedagogy for Teaching International Development, Anke Schwittay, University of Sussex
Breakout 2: Concrete Approaches to Decolonizing Your Pedagogy: Lessons from Africa, Charity Chisoro, Africa Evidence Network; Siziwe Ngcwabe, Africa Evidence Network, Kirchuffs Atengble, PACKS Africa
Participants participate in a short activity to review and reflect upon what they have learned so far.
We encourage everyone to use this time to step away from your screen, have something to eat, take a short walk, and relax.
We will keep the Zoom room open and invite you to keep your camera on and chat with your colleagues. You can use the open breakout room feature to join a separate room if you'd like.
Hilary King, Emory University
Ben Gardner, University of Washington Bothell; Ron Krabill, University of Washington; Anu Taranath, University of Washington Seattle
Step away from the screen and stretch
Jonathan Sears, Canadian Mennonite University at University of Winnipeg
John-Michael Davis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Scott Jiusto, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Stand up and stretch
Courtney Kurlanska, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Thank you so much for your participation in this workshop! Please keep in touch.
Schedule at a Glance
All times are listed in Eastern Time, GMT -4:00
March 25, 2022
March 26, 2022
8:30-9:00: Login and get settled
9:00-9:45: Welcome, opening remarks, and opening activities
9:45-10:05: Bridging Theory and Practice in the Field of IDS
10:05-11:05: Engaging the Contradictions of Decolonial Pedagogies and Practices within Development Studies
11:05-11:15: Break
11:15-12:15: Concurrent Sessions
Hidden Pathways: Uncovering and Mapping the Movement of Money through London
Innovations in Global Experiential Learning for Advancing New Partnerships in International Development Studies
12:15-12:35: Decolonising Teaching of Development Studies through Social Learning: A Case of A Short-Learning Programme from the Africa Center for Evidence
12:35-1:35: Lunch
1:35-1:50: Reflection session
1:50-2:10: Levering into Fraught Interdisciplinarity: A Case Study in Teaching ‘Population,’
2:10-3:10: Video Storytelling to Assess the Impact of a Decolonizing Classroom Pedagogy and Curriculum
3:10-3:20: Break
3:20-3:40: Virtual Experiential Learning: Craft as Global Social Relation
3:40-4:40: Multi-nodal Project-based Learning in Central Asia: Avenues for Engagement
4:40-5:00: Wrap up
5:00-6:00: Virtual Happy Hour (optional)
8:00-9:00: Coffee Chat (optional)
9:00-10:00: Decolonizing Strategies and Challenges in Five Master of Development Practice Programs
10:00-10:20: Case Studies of Different Approaches to Teaching Development Studies
10:20-10:30: Break
10:30-10:50: Designing and Implementing Learning Experience-Based Enhancement Programmes for a Master’s Program in Human Resource Management (International Development) and Management and Implementation of Development Practice (MSc MIDP)
10:50-11:50: Concurrent Sessions
A Critical-Creative Pedagogy for Teaching International Development
Concrete Approaches to Decolonizing Your Pedagogy: Lessons from Africa
11:50-12:10: Reflection session
12:10-1:10: Lunch
1:10-1:30: The Social Life of Data: Reflexive Learning through Participatory Curriculum Audits
1:30-2:30: Reimagining Global Citizenship and International Education
2:30-2:45: Break
2:45-3:05: Teaching Senior/Master's IDS Students with Desire for Development (B. Heron 2007)
3:05-4:05: Exploring Ethical International Development Experiences for Undergrads: Reflections and Departures from WPI’s South Africa and Puerto Rico Project Centers
4:05-410: Stretch break
4:10-4:30: Mini-Projects
4:30-5:00: Wrap up
Join the Conversation Online
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @TobiasDevIU to learn more about this workshop and all the work that we do. Use hashtag #TobiasWorkshops to follow the conversation and share your own reflections and ideas about development studies pedagogy!
Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development social media channels