[PeDAGoG] Next Online Discussion in Feb 2022

Tue Feb 15 10:52:14 CET 2022

Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,

A gentle reminder that we are meeting today at 3 PM GMT.
Here is the zoom link for joining the session:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6717720473

best,
Upamanyu

On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 5:15 PM UPAMANYU DAS . <
upamanyu.das18_dev at apu.edu.in> wrote:

> 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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>>>>>>
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