Introduction
PACS 311 Doing Development: Issues of Justice and Peace offers a unique, valuable learning experience from the educational content to the course structure and student involvement. Exploring topics through readings and presentations was effective throughout the term, however the unique learning aspect that PACS 311 also offers includes additional learning experiences through class discussion and group presentations. The valuable classroom experience allowed students to share and input personal experiences allowing the class to educate each other while exploring issues related to development. The 6 topics that I will be addressing from the course as valuable highlights of PACS 311 include the inclusivity of different perspectives, …show more content…
First, the ability for students to express their hopes and concerns about the course allowed for collaboration with the professor and syllabus that ensured a positive and inclusive learning environment that fosters success. Transparently being able to share class and education related concerns such as; group work, intimidation by this being some students’ first upper level course or Peace and Conflict Studies course, the length of the class and hopes such as; learning tangible skills that can be applied outside of class, applying SDG’s to personal lives and experiencing interdisciplinary perspectives of development allowed for a stronger understanding between student and professor allowing for a level of trust to be build and the syllabus to be adjusted to foster the most valuable and effective educational experience possible that students felt invested in. These hopes and concerns grew into our learning …show more content…
Recognizing Colonial History
Once our class had knowledge of the United Nations 17 Sustainability Goals and how they applied to peace, we were now prepared to look more in depth into different development related topics and experiences. The week that correlated with lessons regarding Colonial History incorporated a very serious topic into an experiential learning exercise that I found incredibly educational and impactful. Having discussed the topic before as a general concept with historical facts, I was looking forward to our class due to the depth that our discussion offered.
My understanding of colonialism was based off limited, traditionally structured classroom curriculum. When I went through the Intotemak Indigenous reading assigned before class, I realised that it offered insight to actions, structures and events I previously hadn’t been taught. The International Law of Colonialism lays out the Ten Elements of Discovery; Christianity, Civilization, First discovery, actual occupancy and possession, pre-emption, Indian/Native title, Limited Indigenous sovereign and commercial rights, contiguity, Terra nullius and conquest. (pg. 83) I had not considered before that destructive and detrimental colonialism followed a political structure even at the point of discovery. The week of these readings and realisations correlated with lessons regarding Colonial History incorporated a very serious topic into an experiential learning exercise that I found incredibly educational and
PACS 311 Doing Development: Issues of Justice and Peace offers a unique, valuable learning experience from the educational content to the course structure and student involvement. Exploring topics through readings and presentations was effective throughout the term, however the unique learning aspect that PACS 311 also offers includes additional learning experiences through class discussion and group presentations. The valuable classroom experience allowed students to share and input personal experiences allowing the class to educate each other while exploring issues related to development. The 6 topics that I will be addressing from the course as valuable highlights of PACS 311 include the inclusivity of different perspectives, …show more content…
First, the ability for students to express their hopes and concerns about the course allowed for collaboration with the professor and syllabus that ensured a positive and inclusive learning environment that fosters success. Transparently being able to share class and education related concerns such as; group work, intimidation by this being some students’ first upper level course or Peace and Conflict Studies course, the length of the class and hopes such as; learning tangible skills that can be applied outside of class, applying SDG’s to personal lives and experiencing interdisciplinary perspectives of development allowed for a stronger understanding between student and professor allowing for a level of trust to be build and the syllabus to be adjusted to foster the most valuable and effective educational experience possible that students felt invested in. These hopes and concerns grew into our learning …show more content…
Recognizing Colonial History
Once our class had knowledge of the United Nations 17 Sustainability Goals and how they applied to peace, we were now prepared to look more in depth into different development related topics and experiences. The week that correlated with lessons regarding Colonial History incorporated a very serious topic into an experiential learning exercise that I found incredibly educational and impactful. Having discussed the topic before as a general concept with historical facts, I was looking forward to our class due to the depth that our discussion offered.
My understanding of colonialism was based off limited, traditionally structured classroom curriculum. When I went through the Intotemak Indigenous reading assigned before class, I realised that it offered insight to actions, structures and events I previously hadn’t been taught. The International Law of Colonialism lays out the Ten Elements of Discovery; Christianity, Civilization, First discovery, actual occupancy and possession, pre-emption, Indian/Native title, Limited Indigenous sovereign and commercial rights, contiguity, Terra nullius and conquest. (pg. 83) I had not considered before that destructive and detrimental colonialism followed a political structure even at the point of discovery. The week of these readings and realisations correlated with lessons regarding Colonial History incorporated a very serious topic into an experiential learning exercise that I found incredibly educational and