Archiv der Kategorie: english

#dimi_04: Trade union learning

Schreibe eine Antwort

What education can do for empowerment

Photo: CC Unsplash

After #dimi_03 dealt with the topic of learning in general, #dimi_04 is dedicated to the question of what we understand by learning in trade union education work and how we as trainers can specifically promote and support it.

You will learn more about the competences that should be developed in trade union learning settings and how these requirements affect the didactic principles. At the end, there are also some ideas for methods and explanations on how the application of these methods can make even more sense.

Weiterlesen →

#thedi: „Building“ counter power – Part 5

Schreibe eine Antwort

Pierre Bourdieu – No power without capital or
Movement in „social space“ through trade union education

Pierre Bourdieu (CC: REFAK)

„Whether we sit or walk broad-legged, upright, head held high … or rather lowered-eyed, crouched, slumped … also reveals much about our positioning in social space, which is determined by the distribution of economic, cultural, social and symbolic capital.“

Quote from Rosa, 2017, 128

Weiterlesen →

#dimi_02: Didactics

Schreibe eine Antwort

What is it anyway and what is it good for?

CC Unsplash

Didactics is generally understood to be „the study of teaching and learning“ – in other words, it is the scientific examination of how learning can be supported and promoted.

I understand didactics as something alive that thrives on reflection and discussion. As a trainer, I am in a permanent process of research and development. Every time I plan a training or decide with my colleagues during a break which adjustments are necessary, I expand my didactic sensitivity. This builds on the knowledge of how adults learn, but always needs a view of the learning group. Learning is always a social process. You can read about the many dimensions (learning) groups can have in #grumo.

Didactics aims to increase the quality of learning processes. The exchange with colleagues, attending further education, reading blog series (such as the REFAK blog) are part of it.
But where do you get your didactic inspiration? Feel free to leave a comment on the blog post.

Weiterlesen →

#mm: Ten energisers online

2 Antworten

Quick energy boosters in front of the screen

The gaze is concentrated on the screen. Movement limited to frugal typing on the keyboard. Passively taking things in for long periods of time. That‘ s where an energiser comes in handy. We asked our colleagues and collected some: Energisers for online training.

Weiterlesen →

#thedi: „Building“ counter power – Part 4

Schreibe eine Antwort

Saul Alinsky – Tactics for being powerful

Saul Alinsky (CC: Philip Taucher)

„We will either find a way or build one.“

„Tactics means doing what you can with what you have. (…) In the world of give and take, tactics is the art of giving and taking properly. We want to deal here with the tactics of taking, namely how the have-nots take power from the haves.“

(Both quotes Saul Alinsky, Guide to Being Powerful)

Weiterlesen →

#mm: Perceiving gender stereotypes – 4 exercises

Schreibe eine Antwort

The following exercises mainly address the observation and comparison of behaviours attributed to male and female. The focus of the observations should not be so much on one’s own behaviour, but rather on the collective and social aspects of gender. At the same time, however, it should be kept in mind that collective attributions can also quickly affect or hurt our individual self-image. Careful handling is particularly important here: gender stereotypes should be addressed but at the same time they should not be reinforced or codified.

Weiterlesen →

#grumo_21: Unclear expectations and involuntary participation

Schreibe eine Antwort

Am I in the wrong film?

„This just can’t be true!“ thinks Paul in the middle of an online meeting for which he had been commissioned as facilitator. A few more or less successful interventions and about two hours later the meeting is over and Paul’s energy reserves are quite depleted. This is also how he describes the situation when he meets up a few days later with his four colleagues – all of whom are experts in working in and with groups – for an exchange. After months in the online format, the multi-professional group is finally meeting physically again – equipped with daily updated Coronatest results.

Weiterlesen →

#dido_39: Dovetailing presence and online Part 1: Blended learning

Schreibe eine Antwort

The best of both worlds

CC: REFAK

Over the past year, the current Corona pandemic has time and again challenged us to develop and try out new, digital learning formats. Yet the classic face-to-face seminar also comes with certain advantages in education and training. How can classroom seminars be best intertwined with digital elements? One versatile option is the format of blended learning.

Weiterlesen →