IPDA Ireland slow chat on conference themes

IPDA Ireland hosted a Twitter slow chat on 5-6 November 2021 in the lead up to the IPDA International Conference. We explored each conference strand in turn using the slow chat hashtag – #IPDAconversations.

Meet your hosts

• Dr. Rachael Byrne – Educator, musician, researcher, professional learning enthusiast
• Carrie Archer – Professional Learning and Development Coordinator for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board

Friday 5th November: 3pm-8pm

3pm-5:15pm: Introductions and Strand: The role of human experiences, identities, and culture in professional learning and practitioner education

5:15pm – 6:45pm: The impact of Covid-19 on reframing conversations regarding inequity in professional learning and practice education

6:45pm-8pm: Gender equality and equity, and its role in professional learning across international contexts

Saturday 6th November: 10am-6pm

10am-12pm: Introductions and Strand: Current models and conceptualisations of disability in professional learning and practitioner education and new models reframing the landscape

12pm-2pm: Explorations and insights into queer practitioner education, professional community, and their significance

2pm-4pm: Responses to the Black Lives Matter Movement

4pm-6pm: The risks of not considering issues of inequality and practitioner education