OPEN SESSIONS

 

Some of the issues/ideas/experiences/feelings/processes/experiments/actions discussed over the four days of the Unfolding Learning Societies conference

 

-          swaraj – learning – natural resources (a triangle)

-          change and identity

-          Learning is where life is

-          accompanying learning processes, individual/communities; neutrality

-          How to make ‘unlearning’ possible?

-          sensitizing senses, breaking habits

-          We will tell our life story

-          learning from dropouts who innovate, create and break boundaries

-          How can we make our own learning opportunities?

-          the theme of constructive learning: what-why-how

-          school without walls – experiment of Rashtra Seva Dal

-          While and where there are no schools, what are opportunities for alternatives in education?

 

-          How to generate creative expressions beyond writing and performing arts?

-          creative sharing and (un)learning methodologies and ideas

-          ‘appreciative inquiry’ – co-creating for the future

-          creative and innovative thinking

-          learning in theater workshop

-          music (vocal and instrumental)

 

-          comparative cases of peoples’ movements and “development” challenges: India (Asia), Africa, Latin/South/North America, etc.

-          What does it mean to be a “citizen” in today’s world?  What does it mean to be political?

-          the underlying logic of the dominant system

-          organization development is the responsibility of everyone who is in power; accountability is applicable everywhere

 

-          4C’s: C-Cricket, C-Communalism, C-Coca-Cola, C-Conflict Resolution

-          media literacy: from consumers to critical thinkers and creators

-          alternatives to TV

-          social tools for e-swaraj; discussions on humanizing technologies

 

-          education for rural transformation: fitting the task to the needs

-          how our words shape our views of a place; for example, how we label children in rural areas as ‘bored’ based on urban perceptions of ‘fun/entertainment’

-          redefining notions and practices of ‘waste’ (video presentation)

-          fundamental needs and learning societies

-          gender and education

 

-          how can we incorporate living traditions and local knowledges into children’s learning processes?

-          interview with Komal Kothari on indigenous knowledges of Rajasthan

-          Mathematics is an interesting game! September, October, November, December are Sanskrit and Indian astronomical names.  Do you know how?

-          natural learning process

-          krishak panchayat (rethinking agriculture for harmony with nature and culture)

 

-          Gandhi, Swaraj, Self, Learning

-          nature as an inspiration

-          child as an inspiration

-          (blank box)

-          I would like to talk about ‘silence’

-          restlessness-activity, silence-aloneness