[PeDAGoG] Next Online Discussion in Feb 2022

Fri Feb 11 12:45:54 CET 2022

Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,

A gentle reminder that our next meeting is on 15th Feb at 3-5 PM GMT.

Here is the link for joining: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6717720473

best,
Upamanyu

On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM UPAMANYU DAS . <upamanyu.das18_dev at apu.edu.in>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> There was a slight mistake in my previous email -- the next meeting is to
> be held on *15th Feb* at *3-5 PM GMT* (*not GST*). Apologies for the
> confusion. I will send across a link for the meeting soon.
>
> Best,
> Upamanyu
>
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 4:33 PM UPAMANYU DAS . <
> upamanyu.das18_dev at apu.edu.in> wrote:
>
>> Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,
>>
>> Our next PeDAGoG meet is scheduled to be held on 15th Feb at 3-5 PM GST.
>> We will send across a link for same soon!
>>
>> Best,
>> Upamanyu (GTA)
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 7:32 PM UPAMANYU DAS . <
>> upamanyu.das18_dev at apu.edu.in> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,
>>>
>>> Hope you're all well!
>>>
>>> We are planning to host our next meeting in mid-February. Please find
>>> below a Doodle Poll for everyone to indicate their availability, Do fill it
>>> in *before 31st Jan *so we can finalise the date:
>>>
>>> https://doodle.com/poll/qh4daremvf7kdt6d?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link
>>>
>>>
>>> The broad agenda of the meeting is to continue with updates from the
>>> different working groups, including ways forward. Please feel free to
>>> suggest additional discussion points.
>>>
>>> Please see the email chain below to find the minutes of the
>>> previous meetings.
>>>
>>> best,
>>> Upamanyu
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 5:57 PM UPAMANYU DAS . <
>>> upamanyu.das18_dev at apu.edu.in> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,
>>>>
>>>> Below are the minutes of the meeting held yesterday.
>>>>
>>>> For those who couldn't attend, please read through the next steps
>>>> charted out by the various working groups and feel free to volunteer
>>>> wherever you can help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - *Check ins*
>>>>    - Angging: from UPCIDS Alt Dev team
>>>>    - Adrian Schegel: Masters student from Germany working on
>>>>    post-colonial studies
>>>>    - Sujit Sinha: Ex-professor, living utopian, writing and
>>>>    translating texts into Bengali for grassroots movements as well as working
>>>>    on audio visual materials.
>>>>    - Renata Amorim: Phd student from Brazil, working with grassroots
>>>>    movements, connected with the eco village network, looking to find ways to
>>>>    engage and collaborate with the group.
>>>>    - Irene: Researcher in non-capitalist ecologically sustainable
>>>>    economics
>>>>    - Sonali Sathaye: Freelance educator. Alternative education linked
>>>>    to alternative economics is an area of interest. Working on a course on
>>>>    Climate Change for school students.
>>>>    - Rama Mohana: Faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, part of this group largely
>>>>    to learn about alternative education and contribute where possible.
>>>>    - Ashish: works with Kalpariksh, Vikalp Sangam, Global Tapestry of
>>>>    Alternatives.
>>>>    - Upamanyu: KV, VS, GTA
>>>>    - Vasna: Lund University, Sweden, GTA Core, WOmin
>>>>    - Arvin: UPCIDS Alt Dev, Community organiser in urban poor
>>>>    community.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Updates from working groups Working Group 1: Pedagogic and knowledge
>>>>    sharing to build and strengthen repositories of materials*
>>>>    - The group made a list of the kind of materials people tend to
>>>>    share on Pedagog. The next question is where to save the materials.
>>>>    - One option is to use the GTA platform.
>>>>    - Start an independent website
>>>>    - Shared cloud drive
>>>>    - Funds are required, a coordinator is necessary.
>>>>
>>>>    *Comments *
>>>>    - Ashish: Easy access is the question. A quick call over the next
>>>>    couple of weeks can help in moving forward. Franco (GTA), Pallav (RED) can
>>>>    help. Flarum is another possibility.
>>>>    - Ashish: Another question is whether the space would be passive or
>>>>    interactive. Would it also require an internal and external section?
>>>>    - Upamanyu: Moodle is an option to look into—free open source
>>>>    learning management system
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Working Group 2: Research collaborations and action research *
>>>>    - A database about the members could be a starting point/referral
>>>>    point to further collaborations. A Google form can be sent out to the group.
>>>>    - Melanie Bush can help in this group with processing the data
>>>>
>>>>    *Comments*
>>>>    - Sonali: Finding out what everyone is doing on the network could
>>>>    be quite overwhelming. It would be nice to have a framework to process that
>>>>    information.
>>>>    - Ashish: This would be very valuable. A questionnaire should go
>>>>    out soon. In order to put the information within a framework, we can create
>>>>    drop down menus (MCQs).
>>>>
>>>>    *Working Group 3: Co-organization of events (inward-facing)*
>>>>    - Along similar lines to Group 2, and there is more work/thinking
>>>>    required.
>>>>
>>>>    *Working Group 5: Collective Values and Principles of the PeDAGoG
>>>>    network*
>>>>    - Following document has been worked upon:
>>>>    https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XEzP8uyXYlbMS_RF9tJ7GOB-M1MpOhs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111534508705890427151&rtpof=true&sd=true
>>>>
>>>>    *Comments*
>>>>    - Sujit: Many people in this group are part of institutions which
>>>>    might not be in line with PEDAGOG’s ethics.
>>>>    - Vasna: Many of us are restricted by our institutions, but it is
>>>>    important to have these explicit guiding principles within these
>>>>    alternative spaces.
>>>>    - Ashish: Agreeing with Vasna, as one of the reasons behind PEDAGOG
>>>>    was to create an aspirational space, to subtly push and learn from each
>>>>    other. These ethics can be a guide to what could be.
>>>>    - Rama: These ethics can be a reference while critiquing the
>>>>    institutional constraints faced by many of us.
>>>>    - Ashish: the group can also play the role of advocacy such as with
>>>>    statements of solidarity.
>>>>    - Sonali: On Ashish’s point of solidarity, it can be hypocritical
>>>>    to advocate for anti-capitalist ideas while having comfortable jobs. This
>>>>    network can play a role in promoting alternative livelihoods and real
>>>>    alternatives.
>>>>    - Ashish: PEDAGOG is also supposed to challenge our ‘comfortable’
>>>>    notions, such as finding a balance between lack of remuneration, following
>>>>    our interests, and well-paying jobs.
>>>>    - Irene: There is an imbalance of contributions within this group,
>>>>    there may be a need to push people further and become more strict with the
>>>>    members who don't contribute.
>>>>    - Ashish: Agreeing with the point made by Irene, one view can be to
>>>>    look at the network as a long term project instead of a short term project.
>>>>    There is progress being made by some working groups.
>>>>
>>>>    *Moving Forward*
>>>>    - *Group 1* will look to hold a meeting in the coming month. Call
>>>>    for volunteers to be sent out to the larger group for help. Ashish will try
>>>>    to loop Franco and Pallav in.
>>>>    - *Group 2* is working on a questionnaire for members, Melanie will
>>>>    also assist the group.
>>>>    - *Group 5* has already put together the ethics framework. Another
>>>>    attempt can be made to send it out for comments. If there are no comments,
>>>>    then we can accept this as a final document for now.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Next Meeting:* 1,2,4,5,6 Feb as possible next dates. Upamanyu will
>>>> send out a Doodle Poll soon.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 1:34 PM Ashish Kothari <
>>>> ashishkothari at riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, a gentle reminder about today's meeting ...
>>>>> do join if you can! See agenda and link below.
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone would like to moderate this, pl. do volunteer ... you can
>>>>> write back to me, not full list,
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> ashish
>>>>> On 27/11/21 5:43 pm, Upamanyu Das wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope you're all doing well!
>>>>>
>>>>> We will be hosting the next online discussion of the PeGAGoG group on
>>>>> 16th Dec 2021 at 2 PM GMT.
>>>>>
>>>>> The broad agenda of the discussion is as follows:
>>>>> 1. Check-ins
>>>>> 2. Update by the working groups - including follow up
>>>>> actions/support required by the groups
>>>>> 3. Plans for the upcoming year - including a discussion on how to make
>>>>> the group more active
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's the link for the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2598651679
>>>>>
>>>>> This will be a follow-up on the meeting held in June this year. You
>>>>> can access the key points from the previous meeting here:
>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4p8-Lf6CDDIxyzs8Jc5xx6mb3fB3bSDYsYPbZmJSK8/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Lastly, it would be nice if the different working groups formed in the
>>>>> previous meet could provide a short report of their progress to the larger
>>>>> group before the meeting (particularly the working groups on research
>>>>> possibilities and inward-facing events), though we will explore this
>>>>> further during the meeting itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking forward to seeing you all there!
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Upamanyu
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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