<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>For the upcoming online meeting on 6th June 2 PM GMT, we have crowd-sourced ideas for specific themes that we can work on. This will be done using moderated breakout rooms that can have a sharp focus on getting the group to think of short term deliverables. A few PeDAGoG colleagues have volunteered to help moderate these sessions! :)</div><div><br></div><div>Please do go through the thematic points, and let us know if there are any additional points you would like to add. Depending on the overall turnout, we can divide/club together certain themes.</div><div><br></div><div>Here are themes that we can work upon in this meeting:</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">1. </font><b><font color="#000000">Pedagogic and knowledge sharing to build and strengthen the repository of materials</font><br><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This is a broad theme and I can be subdivided into (say) :</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1 a) Dynamic and updated <b>reading list</b> on key aspects to be created and maintained on a server.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1 b) Curating and maintaining a <b>database of existing course documents</b> related to PeDaGoG teaching- in and outside of university teaching (even visually on a world map to see where all are we teaching/researching/etc in varied ways would be exciting!)<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1 c) Building a <b>repository of classroom resources</b> apart from academic readings such as films/ songs/ poetry/ visuals <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2. <b>Research collaborations</b> including action research<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">3. <b>Co-organization of events</b> (webinar series, online lectures, conference, etc.)<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">4. <b>Advocacy for PeDaGoG</b>: Exploring the social media platform / writing a news piece about the diverse actors here (drumming some excitement about this group)<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">5. <b>COLLECTIVE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE PEDAGOG NETWORK </b>(This ideally should be our first focused output in a very short time. We need to set up a statement that new members can refer to)<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">See you all there!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Best, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Upamanyu</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 10:43, Ashish Kothari <<a href="mailto:ashishkothari@riseup.net">ashishkothari@riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>V. good idea. I am marking also Julia and Angging, the others to
respond to the earlier mail, in csae they have ideas for themes.
We could also look at the minutes of the previous meeting, where
some follow up actions were decdied on, if we want to pick any of
them up again ... I am copying Julia's notes from that meeting
below. Also adding Vasna here who was helping coordinate that
meeting. <br>
</p>
<p>One immediate task is to reconstruct the repository of
courses/materials/approaches that several members had contributed,
and which we lost due to a fire in the server building that hosts
the GTA website ... I am copying in Franco to ask if we were able
to recover that. Else, we can rebuild it. <br>
</p>
<p>Pallavi, can you make a proposal for these thematic groups that
we can send out on the list in advance? <br>
</p>
<p>thanks <br>
</p>
<p>ashish <br>
</p>
<p>(mail from Julia, 8 July 2020)<br>
</p>
<p>Dear friends, Many thanks to all who could make it and join. It
was a joy getting to know you more directly and starting to draft
collaborative action!
<br>
</p>
To keep everyone in the loop, we are sharing the discussion results.
<br>
Please everyone - also and especially if you couldn’t be in the
session - be invited to add your thoughts and ideas and build on it
collectively.
<a href="https://board.net/p/PeDAGoG_Networking" target="_blank">https://board.net/p/PeDAGoG_Networking</a>
<br>
One important outcome of conversations is, that it would be fruitful
to gather round in “working groups” around different topics and
actions. We have started collecting some, but obviously the list is
non-conclusive and can continuously be elaborated. Everyone is
invited to add their names to the list of volunteers!
<br>
<br>
<u>Three points on interaction we would like to highlight in
particular:</u> <br>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" type="1" start="1">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">People are welcome to invite others within their
networks to join PEDAGOG - and maybe include a link for the mail
address to subscribe</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">If people would prefer to remain anonymous on the
public spaces, they can email Brandon to express their interest
in particular groups and he can connect them.</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">The lesson from today is that everyone is welcome
to initiate an activity, a meeting or a discussion in the
network so please feel free to go ahead and suggest things!</li>
</ol>
<u>Some immediate points on the next steps: </u><br>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" type="A" start="1">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">STRUCTURE AND ORGANISING</li>
</ol>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Organising the communication and sharing in the
PEDAGOG space so that material is accessible and not
overwhelming the list
</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">social-media presence?
</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Series of events where we share the approaches we
are taking - webinar series from PEDAGOG?</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Think about what gaps (geographical, thematic)
exist and could be filled (e.g., currently lack of members from
Africa)?</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Creating a map of our expertise - create a visual
tool with themes that concern this group - overlapping circles?
</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Can some of us find institutional backing, funds?
</li>
</ul>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" type="A" start="2">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">PEDAGOGIC AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING ACTIVITIES:</li>
</ol>
Potential to develop sub-groups on the following as a start:<br>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Feminism and political ecology</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Teaching exchange through zoom co-teaching</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Collaborative journal article writing
</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Collaboration on Masters education and exchange and
summer schools
</li>
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Youth activist-research outside of mainstream
academic structures</li>
</ul>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" type="A" start="3">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">COLLECTIVE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE PEDAGOG
NETWORK <br>
</li>
</ol>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Ethics and values of PeDAGoG
</li>
</ul>
We need a statement on these for the kinds of transformations we
want in society, the kind of academics/learning/teaching we feel is
'right', and the ethics for our own internal functioning of PeDAGoG
as a network
<br>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li style="margin-left:0cm">Suggestion: Small group of volunteers to start a
draft</li>
</ul>
Three levels that might be important:<br>
1. Ethics of the transformations we want in society - direction of
the transformaiton<br>
2. Ethics of our own teaching and learning spaces<br>
3. Ethics of the PEDAGOG network itself - open, inclusive,
non-hierarchical<br>
Keep in touch!<br>
Solidarity,
Vasna, Brandon, Ashish, Julia
<div>On 27/05/21 10:29 am, Pallavi Varma
Patil wrote:<br>
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<div>Thanks. No confusion now! Am in fact happy this way as I
was planning to ask you to include Sujit in the initial group
of people.</div>
<div>I have a suggestion though- like last time if we could set
up small breakout rooms but this time with pre planned themes
announced prior to the meetup? That may allow us to move more
concretely forward.</div>
<div>For example, I might be keen to volunteer in setting up an
updated and diverse reading list on key Alternative themes.
Another could be interested in working on the values/ ethics
of PEDAGOG. If we could design this online meet time that
allows us to know that say for the next few months this is
where we contribute ?<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 10:22
AM Ashish Kothari <<a href="mailto:ashishkothari@riseup.net" target="_blank">ashishkothari@riseup.net</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Hi Pallavi, no it was always intended to be open to full
PeDAGoG list, we were only checking with those of you who
responded to the earlier mail that we sent to the full
list, to check if you are available on this date ... since
we need at least a critical core to be there! sorry if the
mail caused confusion <br>
</p>
<p>ashish <br>
</p>
<div>On 27/05/21 9:55 am, Pallavi Varma Patil wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Upamanyu,</div>
<div>So is this now open for all? It is okay if it is
but the earlier emails on this gave me another
impression.</div>
<div>Pallavi</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 26,
2021 at 5:49 PM Upamanyu Das <<a href="mailto:upamanyu.das5@gmail.com" target="_blank">upamanyu.das5@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear PeDAGoG colleagues,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Hope you're doing well!<br>
<br>
As part of our attempt at revitalising PeDAGoG
to become an actively engaged group, we have
decided to host an online discussion for the
group on 6th June, 2 PM GMT. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The discussion can broadly range over an
update on innovative activities that members
have been upto, and the various activities
that we can pursue as a network, and how. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>It would be great if people can show up for
the meeting, though we also understand that
there might be more pressing issues at hand
for some of us. <br>
Looking forward to seeing you there!<br>
<br>
Here's the link for the meeting:</div>
<div><br>
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