This seminar addresses the evolvement of pedagogical content on Global Education topics across social media (SM). Scholars have sought to evaluate knowledges gained through SM, and/or debated its effectiveness in mobilising collective action. Shifting focus from top-down evaluations of such content online, this webinar looks to understand how those most active experience pedagogical content on Global Education on SM. SPEAKER Madeleine Le Bourdon, Associate Professor in the Politics of Development in the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds FORMAT The event will be Chaired by Fran Hunt, Director of the Development Education Research Centre

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6/26/2025

This DERC webinar brings together students of DERC's MA Global Learning to present dissertation projects that they are conducting as part of their studies. Come along to hear bitesize summaries of new research on global education and learning, and a chance to put questions to the presenters. SPEAKERS Tiffany Cavanagh: "Exploring educator's voices in relation to Global Learning in Zambia" Molly Fox: "Teacher emotions when teaching colonisation, a New Zealand study." Jessica Bailey: "Prophetic Schools: to what extent do faith schools provide good conditions for global learning?" BACKGROUND The MA in Global Learning is a distance learning programme which introduces students to a range of perspectives and approaches to global learning, global citizenship education and education for sustainable development. The programme is coordinated and run by staff from the Development Education Research Centre.

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3/24/2025

Global learning and global citizenship education have become recognised by numerous teachers as approaches that can really help to improve the quality of their teaching, as well as inspiring and enthusing learners. This webinar, with presentations from a number of past and current teachers, will examine the ways in which global learning has impacted their teaching, as well as the learning of pupils. It aims to explore the extent to which global learning can successfully function as intended – as the ‘golden thread’ through the life of a school, inspiring learners to see how they could contribute to making the world a better place, and helping teachers improve the quality of their teaching, therefore raising standards. SPEAKERS Naheeda Maharasingam, Rathfern Primary School Joseph Griffiths, Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Alison Hooper, Independent Consultant and former Headteacher FORMAT The event will be Chaired by Doug Bourn, Director of the Development Education Research Centre.

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3/24/2025

This session, part of a series looking at DERC-related Doctoral research, shares findings from a case study that explored influences of Ontario-based global competency frameworks on teacher candidates’ understanding and practice of global citizenship education during their pre-service programme. While the frameworks are populated with discursive orientations that emphasize skills for the global marketplace and distract attention from global issues and content, the study also indicates how the agentic dimensions of teacher candidates variably reject, revise and/or re-imagine global competency in ways that contribute to the development of critical reflective teaching practice. The findings indicate a need for ongoing research that centres teachers’ educational archives and social identities as ever present in policy enactment. SPEAKER David Montemurro is an Associate Professor, at the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

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11/28/2024

Examining the intersection of teaching and global learning: a review of international literature by DERC alumnus Giannis Efthymiou. Giannis will reflect on the roots of this intersection and the importance of taking these into account across contemporary debates. Despite the significant interest in the area during the last years, there is scarce evidence that actively considers teachers’ reality when seeking to examine this intersection. Biesta-ean theory that reflects on ‘teachers’ educational wisdom’ influences Giannis' thinking in terms of the intersection of teaching and global learning. This webinar applies to those that seek to examine alternative possibilities for conceptualising this intersection, as well as embedding global learning in practice. SPEAKER: Dr Giannis Efthymiou Senior Lecturer in Education and the Director of Initial Teacher Education at the Department of Education, Brunel University London

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11/13/2024

This brief video introduction from Nicole Blum (Development Education Research Centre) gives an outline of the 'Education for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Policy and Practice' module on the Global Learning MA. The module - which is offered both in-person and online - focuses on the evolution of policies and practices related to education for sustainable development (ESD) and their relationship to the discourses around global learning and global citizenship education. This is an educational area of increasing importance globally, particularly with the focus climate change and other environmental crises and debates about the relationship between humans and other living beings. The module will consider how educators can support learners in navigating their understanding and responses to these issues.

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7/22/2024

A short online event that brings together educators, students, researchers and policymakers to launch 'The Case for Global Learning', an important call from more than 30 UK educational organisations for the UK government to take swift and meaningful action to promote and support the use of Global Learning approaches in UK schools and universities, to bring the UK back to the forefront of the practice of this transformational educational approach. Date: July 18 2024 Find out more at bit.ly/Case4GL Speakers: Professor Doug Bourn, a lead member of the coalition from the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society Mick Waters, a former head teacher who widely consults on the development of teaching approaches and curriculum, and former Director of Curriculum for England; Karen Smale, Head of Religious Studies at Upton by Chester High School; Laura Young, an award winning climate activist, environmental scientist, sustainability educator, and ethical influencer.

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7/19/2024

This session, part of the DERC webinar series, sees Elisabeth Barratt Hacking (University of Bath) explore and critique the International Baccalaureate's concept of 'International Mindedness,' one of many contemporary forms of global education. International mindedness is a concept particular to the International Baccalaureate (IB), a worldwide educational organisation. It can be described as an ideal, a concept and as practice and foundational to the IB mission. This seminar explores the IB’s particular approach to global education, that is, how International mindedness is conceptualised and practiced. Whilst most would see the ideal of becoming internationally minded as desirable, it is nevertheless a complex and contested concept. Chaired by Professor Doug Bourn. SPEAKER Elisabeth Barratt Hacking, Head of the Department of Education at the University of Bath

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6/4/2024