Individuella projektsamtal - måndag 25 - onsdag 27 april

Hej!

Under vecka 17 vill jag träffa er för ett individuellt projektsamtal.

Vänligen boka en tid här: Projektsamtal - tidsbokning

Samtalet är baserat på ditt logg och dokumentation, dina källor, studieförmågor och planer för slutredovisningen. Målet är att du ska lyckas uppnå bästa möjliga slutresultat - ett projekt som är lärorikt för dig och alla andra som titta på din utställning.

På tisdag 26 april har vi ingen gemensam träff eftersom projektsamtal pågår hela dagen. finns datorer i sal 15 som du kan använda. Jag lägger ut verktyg och material om du vill jobba med din utställning. Mejla mig saker som du vill att jag skriva ut.

Vänliga hälsningar
Gordon

Week 14 - roundup

One of the important elements of the project work we're doing at the moment are conversations.

Here is a TED talk with some pointers on how to improve those conversations:

Headlee, C. (2015, May). Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation. [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation#t-233203


Hopefully, conversations can become one of your most important sources in your project work!

On Monday 11th April, there's an interesting seminar at Södertörn that you're welcome to attend if you can square it with your Swedish teacher:

Russia - EU Borderlands after the Ukraine Crisis: The Case of Narva

Higher seminar organised by the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Södertörn University.

Topic: Russia - EU Borderlands after the Ukraine Crisis: The Case of Narva
Speaker: Alexandra Yatsyk, Kazan University and Stockholm University
Chair: Yuliya Yurchuk, CBEES, Södertörn University
Discussant: Professor Thomas Lundén, CBEES, Södertörn University

Tid och plats

När: måndag 11 april kl. 13:00-14:30
Vad: högre seminarium
Var: Room MA 796, CBEES, Södertörn University, Campus Flemingsberg
Arrangeras av: The Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Södertörn University.
Evenemangsspråk: engelska

Tuesday 8 March

Make sure you come on time - there's a lot to get through and you're going to be out and about!

Johan will share some insights into how exercise can extend your life: Johan's presentation

Sofia will be leading the day's activities and they include study visits. Here is a clue to one of them:



To celebrate International Women's Day, you might like to view this short film about the progress being made around the world towards achieving gender equality:



Interested in learning more? Visit the World Economic Forum's website and read the complete Global Gender Gap Report 2015.

Tuesday 23 February - Presentations, evaluations and online study

Before lunch: Presentations and peer response

Presentations based on empirical self-studies (like this one: https://youtu.be/qb3R8U8FLGs?t=25m9s)

1) Beroende (AS, SS, RT, ZA)

2) Förlänga livet? (AC, JSj, JSö, MS)

3) Kost (JSy, KN, DNT)

4) Skärmtid (IS, CW & SD)

5) Socker > frukt & grönt (MF, LBÖ, OK)

Log into FirstClass > "Hag A-global 2015-2016" and post your response there

After lunch: Online study, discussion & self-evaluation

1) Watch the following documentary (c.60 minutes):

Wilson, R. (Producer & Director), (2014). Russell Brand: End the Drugs War [TV Movie]. United Kingdom: Matchlight Ltd. Retrieved 23 February 2016 from http://www.ur.se/Produkter/190598-Russell-Brand-och-kriget-mot-drogerna

2) Discuss: When you've watched the whole film, visit "Hag A-global 2015-2016" in FirstClass and post replies to the 2 questions posted there. NB: Don't just "post and forget"! Check your classmates' posts and add further comments in response to what they write.




3) Evaluation: Finally, fill in the following self-evaluation which encompasses your project and the follow-up work:
http://goo.gl/forms/eUo64TJmIT

2 interesting Tuesdays in February

Tuesday 9th February, 13:00-16:00 Södertörns högskola

Linus Andersson: Where technology goes to die: Electronic waste in global television news

We spent some time last term studying the problem of electronic waste. This is a chance to step back and think about how the media shapes our thinking about electronic waste. It's also a chance to check out Södertörn's Dept. of Media & Communication Studies!

If you want to come, you'll need to take the 12:10 bus from Hagaberg to Östertälje Station and then the train to Flemingsberg. You can borrow an SL card from school.

Here is a short video from 2013 of the person leading the seminar, Linus Andersson:

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Tuesday 16th February, 09:00-12:00 Kungl. Myntkabinettet (Gamla Stan)

Human rights and anti-discrimination in Eastern Europe

ForumSyd have invited a really interesting range of speakers who are all actively involved in campaigning for human rights. Come and be inspired by these amazing people!

Full program and speakers here: http://www.forumsyd.org/PageFiles/5975/Programme_day%20II.pdf

Note that although this event is free, you must register by Friday 29th January at the latest.

Here is one of the contributors, Olena Shevchenko:

and another, Svetlana Zakharova:



If you know anyone else who is interested, please invite them too!

Mini project: Sustainable lifestyles

January - February we're looking at sustainable lifestyles - with a special focus on how to look after ourselves and live in a healthy, well-balanced and ultimately sustainable way.

Once again we're asking ourselves: What does "sustainable" really mean?

We began exploring this by comparing two radically different lifestyles:

Huge Spring Primark Haul | Zoella and Hymn to The Great Song w/ Br. David Steindl-Rast

We found we could identify sustainable and unsustainable aspects of both lifestyles!

Now to the mini-project:

What other lifestyles are out there?
In what ways are they sustainable and unsustainable?

Choose a lifestyle and post your choice in our Global profil forum in FirstClass.

When we meet again:

Describe your lifestyle using words, pictures and even short video(s)

Critically evaluate their sustainability according to the following criteria (plus any more you think of):

• Financial - can you afford this lifestyle?
• Physical - how does this affect your body in the short and long term?
• Relationships & family life - does this lifestyle help or hinder relationships?
• Physical environment - does this lifestyle improve or damage the physical environment?
• Mental and social environment - how does this lifestyle affect other people?
• Resilience - can this lifestyle survive even if things change?
• Carrying capacity - can EVERYONE have this lifestyle?

Best of luck!

Seminarium och föreläsningar som kan var intressanta - obs! på engelska!

If you're thinking about studying at a higher level after folkhögskola, or just fancy an intellectual challenge, consider attending one or more of the following FREE events.

1) Monday 18th January, 13:00-16:00, Södertörn University, Flemingsberg
Europe's Migration Crisis: Understanding National Responses, East and West

2) Monday 25th January, 18:00 - 20:00, Stockholm University
Richard M Stallman - For a Free Digital Society

3) Tuesday 16th February, 09:00 - 12:00, Slottsbacken 6 (Gamla Stan), Stockholm
Forum Syd Seminar: Anti-discrimination in Eastern Europe -  registration required!

I want to go - but not on my own! So if you're interested, let me know and we'll see if we can form a group to travel together/meet up and keep one another company.

If you need to miss lessons to attend, make sure you talk to your teachers.
School has SL cards to borrow if needed.

So, what do you say...







gordon.mcculloch@folkbildning.net