ONLINE PEDAGOGIES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Katherine Wimpenny
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irstly, I would like to thank Dr Arinola Adefila here at Coventry University (CU) in the UK, and Professor Lucia Garcia at the Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES), Brazil, for the opportunity to speak today as part of our 2TV project funded by the British Council. 2TV, led by Arinola, is, as you may be aware, examining structural, contextual and policy barriers, which limit all forms of educational achievement across our geographies. 2TV has brought together a consortium of transdisciplinary researchers and together we are focused on examining transformative practices in education that can aim to directly benefit vulnerable communities. Importantly, we are exploring how context-designed educational pedagogies and resources can help disrupt cycles of vulnerability internationally. I am Katherine Wimpenny, Professor of Research in Global Education and Theme lead of Education without Boundaries, one of the four areas of research in the Centre for Global Learning (more details about our Centre themes can be found here.) Our team is made up of 10 researchers; five based in the Centre, and five as Faculty Research Associates (academics researching with us on fractional hours as part of their substantive teaching role in schools/ faculty across campus). Together, we represent a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds including health, computer sciences, peace