World Café - Informal process involving participants sitting in groups discussing an issue of importance. Each group has a leader who is stationary, the rest of the group members move from group to group. Group discussions are built upon as each new group conversation is initiated. At the end, after three or so rounds, each group forms as a whole to discuss findings and emerging themes. (The Co-Intelligence Institute 2008 The World Café http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-worldcafe.html)
Participatory Rural Appraisal- PRA- PRA is a process in which communities help to make decisions on how to manage resources. It does not involve the use of high technology and allows the community to share their knowledge. It is a bottom-up process.
Open Space Technology – Conferences that allow for capacity building. Open Space Technology is initiated online. At the end of the conference a report is developed and is made available to the community. (Herman H 1998 What is Open Space Technology? Open Space World. http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?AboutOpenSpace)
Planning for real – Involves the community contributing to the needed changes in their area. A 3-D model is developed. This may be done by a local school. Community members are then asked to write or draw on a card what changes they wish to occur and place this on the model where they would like to see it occur. The process is anonymous and does not require literacy skills.
Citizen Juries- Involves the discussion of a randomly selected group of citizens about an issue regarding policy/planning. Citizen Juries sit for four days and are helped by a facilitator. Their conclusions are submitted to a commissioning body who choose to or choose not to implement recommendations. If they choose not to, they must explain why to the citizen jurors. (Carson L, Cole-Edelstein L and Hardy M 2000 Citizen Juries in Australia- A Discussion about Protocols www.activedemocracy.net/articles/protocol.pdf)
Asset Based Community Development – Looks at the different skills embedded in a community and how these skills can be used to achieve a community goal.
A useful website for Asset Based Community Development http://www.abcdinstitute.org/
Reflection on the above Tools
The above tools were looked at in GSE 827, I have accessed information for some of the tools so I could further clarify my understanding.
At first I found it difficult to understand how the above tools are a form of learning. I assume this is to do with my background knowledge coming from a formal education context, where collaboration is important for learning but the result of collaboration is the development of deeper understandings and social skills, not a community decision.
I need to find out how the above tools are education and how they relate to Education for Sustainable Development.
Reflection on the above Tools
The above tools were looked at in GSE 827, I have accessed information for some of the tools so I could further clarify my understanding.
At first I found it difficult to understand how the above tools are a form of learning. I assume this is to do with my background knowledge coming from a formal education context, where collaboration is important for learning but the result of collaboration is the development of deeper understandings and social skills, not a community decision.
I need to find out how the above tools are education and how they relate to Education for Sustainable Development.
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