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Advanced Learning and Inclusive EnviroNment for Hi..
Advanced Learning and Inclusive EnviroNment for Higher Education through greater knowledge and understanding of migration processes
Start date: Sep 1, 2016,
End date: May 31, 2019
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FINISHED
Given critical context of the current refugee crisis in Europe, particular attention of this project will be given to issue of migration and will address following objectives:1. To advance young people intercultural competences, knowledge and understandings of migration through transnational, multi- and interdisciplinary collaboration of academic staff, migrant organizations and postgraduate students including social science and art students working together on researching and presenting issues of public concern related to migration.2. To develop innovative education methods that drawn from inquiry-based learning pedagogy as well as human centred design method and are embedded in multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives to enhance student’s critical understanding and develop their 'research-type‘ graduate attributes3. To develop engagement of HEIs with local and international migrant organizations as well as regional authorities to build bridges and share knowledge, good practices and raise awareness of issues around migration. This project will involve partnership institutions based in Poland (Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Warsaw School of Economics), UK (Glyndwr University and University of the West of Scotland), Finland (Aalto University) and Greece (Technopolis). Methodologies This project will combine diverse innovative education methods including: 1. inquiry-based learning as one of the student-centred approaches to teaching and learning that is based on self-directed or guided inquiry or research undertaken by the student. By studying and using the ways of inquiry in different social science disciplines, students will develop their capacity for critical thinking and understanding of complexities of migration process. 2. multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives to capture the topic of migration from complex and multidimensional perspectives. As such, this project will involve a) postgraduate students from social science disciplines (including Sociology, Social Policy, Politics and Education) and b) students from art and design faculties This project will also involve migrant organizations to ensure diverse perspectives on migration processes are outlined and discussed with students.3. human-centred design methodology to involve diverse stakeholders (migrant organisations, migrants, students and academic) in collaborative project on human mobilities. This innovative methodology for teaching and learning has been selected for this project as it combines academic rigor with practical relevance including artistic research, design driven exploration on emerging technologies and materials, as well as action research oriented development of new design methods and approaches. Results: This project will produce the following outputs: 2. Developed and tested educational modules focusing on issue of migration from the perspective of particular social science discipline including Economics, Education, Politics/Sociology/Social Policy and Social Work. 4. Community of Practice created around open access virtual platform with developed, ready-to-use e-modules, including learning outcomes, description of the workshop programme, description of teaching and learning approach, examples of teaching activities and assessment strategy5. Module handbook, description of education methodologies and scenarios for workshops materials6. Series of exhibitions of students’ work Impact summary This project aims to enhance students’ knowledge and understandings of complexities of human migration that will shape their attitudes toward migration. It will contribute to students’ cultural competences as well as their critical understandings of migration processes. In the longer term this project aims to contribute to greater equity and social cohesion within Europe through understanding of complexities of migration processes. This is because graduates of the collaborative programme may become and ambassadors of the change of attitudes towards migrants and migration. Enhanced intercultural competences, knowledge and understanding will help those graduates to challenge anti-immigration rhetoric with using the scientific, objective reasoning in the broader context of the impact of migration on society, economy, public services including education and social work or politics of immigration. The project will enhance the teaching skills and knowledge of the project team in designing enquiry-based modules but also creating social design courses and translating the materials into graphic language. Finally, this project aims to contribute to greater equity and social cohesion within Europe through series of knowledge exchange activities with diverse stakeholders (academics, national and local authorities, migrant community organisations).