The increasing polarisation of opinions and the taking of extreme positions in discussions is also present in higher education. This is facilitated not only by international conflicts, but also by the radicalising political discourse and the expressive and often distorted content on social media.
If you want to get familiar with strategies for handling controversial and sensitive issues and find out what tools to use to effectively conduct academic classes without avoiding such issues, we encourage you to participate in the workshops.
The participants will engage with a tool that Fredrik Portin, Associate Professor and Pedagogical Developer at Malmö University developed that highlights the pitfalls that a teacher might fall into when teaching controversial issues.
After the 3-hour workshop, its participants will be able to:
- critically examine the use of controversial issues in their own field of knowledge,
- engage with a tool that highlights the pitfalls that a teacher might fall into when teaching controversial issues,
- reflect on how the pitfalls that the tool highlights are expressed in their own academic discipline.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
The deadline for registration for the workshops is 27 January 2025. The registration form and more information can be found on the UNIC website.
Edit: Bartosz Kałużny (Centre for external Relations and Social Responsibility of the University, University of Lodz)
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