Local unit activities

Aims of the local unit

Self-reflection: Local units were the site to enhance personal reflection and critical thinking about one’s positioning within the community of learners. They also allowed learners to share feedback about the course and, especially, the two live workshops.

Community building: Local units provided learners with an important space to meet each other and build relationships . They allowed the learners and teachers to introduce themselves, share their motivations, and collectively prepare for and reflect upon the live workshops.

Learning journals: The course introduced learning journals as a tool for learners to take stock of their experience while in progress, through texts, photographs and drawings. Local units provided learners with a space to share and discuss their learning journals.

Participation from home: In some cases, local units were also activated during the live workshops to co-design and attend activities (both online and on-site) for those who could not travel.

Core activities

One-to-one tutorials to help learners explore their attitudes, expectations and reflections about the course, and to discuss their positionality towards the topics addressed during the course.

Online seminars to tackle and further analyse the core topics of the course and to jointly get prepared for the two live workshops.

Live meetings to create room for bonding and community building, as well as for self-reflection and for evaluating the course in small groups.

Figure 13: Extract from a Learning Journal.

Figure 14: Extract from a Learning Journal.