Critical, cognitive linguistics, media & adventure. Dev. educator, adventurer & axe grinder extraordinaire. Blog below on analysis & stuff!
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined December 2013
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Two days @ Brumoytura in Sligo with the Irish contingent of #GlobalspACEs delving into information literacy, #critical #theories of #race, #gender, & language and design thinking to help shape how embedding #GCE into #ACE can best be achieved.
#GlobalEducation #DevEd #Community
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🌍 Introducing Global spACEs by Saolta 🌍
Global spACEs is a two-year transformative Global Citizenship Education Programme for Adult & Community Educators from Liberia & Ireland.
Led by DEN-L (Development Education Network - Liberia) and Saolta, participants will engage in immersive learning experiences in Ireland and Liberia, interactive workshops, and peer-led initiatives to deepen their understanding of GCE principles, methodologies, and real-world applications. This dynamic training programme equips educators with tools to address global justice issues, critical thinking, and participatory learning in their teaching and community work.
👉 Learn more and get involved: saolta.com/global-spaces
#GlobalspACEs #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #AdultEducation #Saolta #TransformativeLearning #CommunityEngagement
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🌍 Something powerful is coming...
An international exchange.
A transformative learning journey.
Ireland ↔ Liberia.
📣 Stay tuned for Global spACEs – where adult and community education meets global citizenship education.
#GlobalCitizenship #AdultEducation #ComingSoon #GlobalspACEs #IrelandToLiberia #Saolta #DENL
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Issue 38 of the @CGEbelfast's bi-annual, peer reviewed and open access journal, Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review, has just been published on the theme ‘Development Education and Migration’.
Find out more 👉bit.ly/2O08ln8
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GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOR INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION FOR FURTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES - MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY - APRIL 2024
Fun and Fruitful session exploring Global Citizenship Education (GCE) with this lively and motivated group of trainee teachers of Higher Diploma in Further Education programme at the Department of Adult and Community Education, School of Education, Maynooth University this week.
Looking forward to the second session and diving deeper into embedding GCE into their teaching work with other Higher Education Institutes running Initial Teacher Education (ITE) for Further Education programmes across the country!
#WeAreSaolta #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #GCE #InitialTeacherEducation #FurtherEducation
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Delighted to have Jennifer McCartney from @AskPayPal facilitate an input on "Unconscious bias" today for our team. #Partnershipforthegoals
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The @SaoltaEd team going full deep dive exploring practice, budgets, beaches, and identity and their interconnectedness. The 4 pillars of #GCE: #SystemsThinking, #CriticalThinking and #ProblemSolving, and #ActiveCitizenship reflected back on our own practice. #ACE
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An incredible day at the @aontas #StarAwards2024 announcing the winner of the @SaoltaEd #GCE Award winner @LYCSDublin. Incredible work being being carried out in #GCE 4 #AdultandCommunityEducation across Ireland. The level of uplifting spirit in the room was exceptional 🤗
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Well done to all the nominations and all the submissions to the @SaoltaEd #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #Starawards2024. Thank you to all the team at @aontas for an inspiring and uplifting event. Brilliant work happening embedding #GCE into #ACE. Well done @LYCSDublin on winning
An incredible day at the @aontas #StarAwards2024 announcing the winner of the @SaoltaEd #GCE Award winner @LYCSDublin. Incredible work being being carried out in #GCE 4 #AdultandCommunityEducation across Ireland. The level of uplifting spirit in the room was exceptional 🤗
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"Everybody is a winner here. It's such an empowering place to be," said @NickJDoran from @SaoltaEd when presenting the #STARAwards2024 Global Citizenship Education category.
#ALF24 #FindYourselfHere
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Hear from our CEO @BobbyMc2014 about why YOU should do the SDG Advocate Training 2024 📷📷
Take the challenge - Be the change!
Sign up today at developmentperspectives.ie/a…
#changemakers #SDGs #SDGchallenge
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A Research Repository has been created as part of Saolta that is available at developmentperspectives.ie/s…
#GCE #AdultEd
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We have a huge library of resources on our website. Find them at:
saolta.com/elements/resource…
#resources #adulted #gce
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Our first Training of Trainers of the year began this week. We delved into what Global Citizenship Education (GCE) means and why it is important to take a critical GCE approach in our practice. We were welcomed to Siolta Chroi for our in-person session! Fab day out had by all!
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Calling all PPNs - Saolta is offering FREE Sustainable Development Goal workshops to your members.
Contact Sara at [email protected] for more information.
#SDGs #PPNs
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ThankU to our strategic partner @aontas for hosting a stimulating event in Belfast: 'Connecting People and Sharing Practice in #AdultLearning' Fascinating to hear insights: Emma Shaw
@Phoenix_ed_ni John Morgan
@BelfastTrust Pauline Kersten
@CECConwayEdCent
& @NickJDoran #ACE #GCE
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Insightful practice sharing event yesterday in #Belfast hosted by @aontas. We could've spent a week sharing ideas. Thnks to @DearbhailLawles @ConorT201 & all Aontas staff for the opportunity to speak on @SaoltaEd's #GCE work & connect with the great #ACE work in Northern Ireland
1/2 It was a great morning at the 'Connecting People and Sharing Practice in Adult Learning' event in Belfast. Thank you Emma Shaw from @Phoenix_ed_ni, John Morgan from @BelfastTrust, Pauline Kersten from @CECConwayEdCent and @NickJDoran from @devperspectives for speaking.
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Come join this exciting event by @aontas Sharing Practice in Adult Learning in Northern Irl. this Thursday Feb 15th @NICVA Belfast, @NickJDoran will be inputting on @saolta and Global Citizenship Education in #AdultEducation. #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #SharingPractice
Want to connect with and learn from others in the adult and community education sector in Northern Ireland?
Join us for our upcoming "Connecting People and Sharing Practice in Adult Learning" event on 15 February in Belfast.
Register now: bit.ly/48I13Mi
ALT Adult learners and practitioners engaged in a conversation at a Northern Ireland adult education event.
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We had a lovely morning with the @aontas judging panel for our shortlisting for an AONTAS Star Award under the Global Citizenship Education Category for our play "How Long Is A Piece Of Rope". Thank you to the amazing group of women for coming today.
#ALF24 #FindYourselfHere – at South Dublin, Ireland
