National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Anti-racist social work: From "post-race" to decolonial perspectives
2021-03-02 | University College Cork, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Informing a critical approach which encourages practice teachers’ curiosity
• Exploring interactive teaching methods to challenge assumptions
• Incorporating this critical approach and curiosity into Social Work Practice and Teaching
*This event was deferred from the 2019/20 National Seminar Series

Crossing Boundaries: Religions and Beliefs in Changing Times
2021-03-31 | Mary Immaculate College, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Present international research on religion, education and ethnicity, particularly in the light of the Black Lives Matter movement
• Explore religion and queerness in education and introduce new ways of interpreting religion that challenge hetero-/cisnormative conception of religious identity
• Address the deficit in understanding about non-religious groups in Ireland (10% of the population in 2016)
• Inform professional practice about the diversity of religious beliefs in Ireland and support educators to engage in reflective practice as they address the needs of belief diverse learners
• Present the most recent and innovative research and pedagogies underlying a crossing of boundaries in teaching and learning about religion in Ireland
