VIDEO: DIALLS Researchers from JYU Discuss Cultural Artefacts
Four DIALLS researchers from University of Jyväskylä in Finland — Dr Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Dr Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Dr Susanne C. Ylönen, and Dr Katja Mäkinen — summarise their work to analyse the "cultural artefacts" children have produced as part of … [Darllen mwy...]
Video: DIALLS Coordinator Fiona Maine Updates on Our Progress
Dr. Fiona Maine, DIALLS Principal Investigator, offers an introduction to the project's third and final year (May 2020-May 2021) and an update on our progress in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Darllen mwy...]
Adapting a DIALLS lesson for home learning
Here's a great example of how a primary teacher in the UK took a DIALLS lesson plan and developed it for use by her pupils at home during lockdown, using the fantastic short wordless film Chiripajas. https://vimeo.com/430311591 … [Darllen mwy...]
Article in Portuguese daily Publico entitled “Empathy in School? The important thing is not whether students are right or wrong”
The Portuguese daily, Publico, published its second article about DIALLS on 17 February 2020. Entitled, "Empathy in School? The important thing is not whether students are right or wrong", it discusses implementation of the DIALLS Cultural Literacy … [Darllen mwy...]
DIALLS work in Lithuanian schools features in two newspaper articles
DIALLS partner Vilnius University, led by Prof. Irena Zaleskiene, has had two articles published recently in Lithuanian newspapers about its work on DIALLS. One in Santarve newspaper about their work in Mažeikiu Ventos high school and one in … [Darllen mwy...]
Video: Tuuli Lähdesmäki talks about cultural literacy
Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Academy of Finland Research Fellow from the University of Jyväskylä, has been a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge this term. Here she talks about her work with DIALLS on cultural … [Darllen mwy...]
“There is no empathy in Portuguese curricula”
On 23 April 2019, the most widely-read newspaper in Portugal, Publico, featured an article about DIALLS with our Portuguese partners, NOVA University Lisbon. In an article entitled There is no empathy in Portuguese curricula, Chrysi Rapanta, the … [Darllen mwy...]
Policy Briefing 1: Developing Education Policies in Europe to Enhance Cultural Literacy
DIALLS has published its first policy brief entitled ‘Developing Education Policies in Europe to Enhance Cultural Literacy’. It is based on DIALLS’ analysis of European and national education policy documentation that revealed how cultural … [Darllen mwy...]