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The article by Hahn Tappers on social justice education is written sagaciously; it articulates the difference between the social justice theory by Henri Tajfel (1979) et al. and Freires’ ideas on the same concept.Tapper enunciates social justice in education as one of the constructions of social justice education that speaks of ‘the disparities in societal opportunities, resources, and…

Witness: unconscious bias This video is only two minutes and twenty-seven seconds, and Dr Josephine Kwhali makes poignant and compendious points on ‘unconscious bias’ and how it is placed as a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for many. As a black woman, the video was neither shocking nor surprising to hear her comments. Unconscious biases are learned stereotypes…

The video was too real and triggering for me to watch. It transported me to my first encounter with my art and design journey in the foundation course. I was the only black person on the course. I remember the pernicious silence about my work that dealt with identity at the time. The lack of…

Faith in Universities Image: World Religions The terms of reference provided by SoN on Faith have been sagacious as it sits with diversity and intersectionality. As suggested by Kwame Anthony Appiah, religion/Faith is not static – it is forever shifting with time and geographical location. My positionality religion/Faith has been an aggregation – baptised as a…

Christine Sun Kim Nowness The video commences with Christine Sun Kim getting ready at home and beginning her journey in a busy commute. The viewers only know that she is a deaf artist when she starts using sign language and subtitles. Not all disabilities are visible. Disability occurs in many forms – invisible/non-visible disabilities are impairments…

Deeper Learning through Questioning “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.”  Socrates  As a project support tutor, my aim is to deepen understanding via questioning. In one of my cohorts, more than 50% of the students have English as their second language. Given the opportunity, they will be happier for me…

“Teaching is more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to let learn” Heidegger, M. (1968) This morning, we read and discussed an article with peers followed by a discussion with another group. We were given twenty minutes for this task.  Unintentionally, we opted for the lengthiest and most interesting article. The…

When I began researching for this paper, I started reflecting and casting my mind to my student days. I don’t have a conscious recollection of a tutor discussing well-being or pastoral care with me or to my peers. Maybe it was theorised but not intently practised during my educational journey.  The term pastoral care was…