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3rd Annual Conference of the Engaged Pedagogy Association

Saturday, June 4th, 2005, 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Christine Pearson Casanave and David Peaty as guest speakers

Progressive ideas in teaching, researches, or in social activities will be exchanged. Students, NGO activists and other citizens interested in innovating education are welcome as well as educators. The relevant contents of the presentation are

  • Classroom experience which tries to create new relationship between students and teachers.
  • Global issues such as peace, human rights, health, and the environment.
  • Intercultural and multicultural understanding.
  • Practice with gender perspective and tries to empower the minorities
  • Media literacy / Critical pedagogy.
Prospected Program
  • 10:30 - 10:50 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • 11:00 - 11:50 Guest Speaker: Christine Pearson Casanave (Columbia University, Japan) "Getting Engaged with Self, Texts, and Others in Graduate School and Beyond"
  • 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
  • 13:00 - 14:00 Guest Speaker: David Peaty (Ritsumeikan University) "Engaged Pedagogy or Advocacy: How Far Should We Go?"
  • 14:10 - 15:00 Session 1: Mark Frank (Keiwa University) "Engaging Food, Engaging Community: Deschooling with Food in the EFL Classroom "
    Session 2: Sachiko Miura (TsuruBunka University) "Know Other People through Research and Report Project?" (in Japanese)
    Session 3: Chris Bradley (Hiroshima International University) "Spirituality, Engaged Pedagogy, and Global Education"
  • 15:10 - 16:00 Session 4: Christopher Summerville (Hyougo University) "Bridging the gap between 'Language ' and 'Content': Teaching environmental issues from a student-centred perspective"
    Session 5: Momoe Waguri (Chuo University) "The students in University International Internship Program " (in Japanese)
    Session 6: Toshiyuki Itoh (Daito-Bunka University, graduate student) "Towards A multicultural education: Examples from Germany and Gunma"
  • 16:10 - 17:00 Session 7: Richard Donovan (Ritsumeikan University) "Class Project(ion): Teaching TEFL Film Studies"
    Session 8: Emi Itoi (Bunkyo University) "English education for the elderly " (in Japanese)

Organization: Engaged Pedagogy Association

Cost: EPA Members: 1,000 yen
Non-members: 2,000 yen

Venue: Seisen University, Tokyo. (http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/map/) 12 min. walk from Gotanda station

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Contact Engaged Pedagogy Association

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