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International Seminar

The international seminar “Inclusion in and by the Digital – Access, Well-being and Rights“, organised by the Erasmus+ funded project LIDA – Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age, took place at the Faculty of Psychology and of Educational Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal, on the 5th of September 2023.

The event brought together more than 70 researchers, teachers, professionals and students. Throughout the day, there was also the opportunity to premiere the digital stories created by professionals and people in vulnerable situations from the four countries that comprise the consortium (Portugal, Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom).

Brit Svoen and Stephen Dobson, from INN, presented the project’s main activities and results, including the website, and the book Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age. Belonging and Finding a Voice with the Disadvantaged, published by Springer, that will soon be launched. Alex Howells (UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning) gave a presentation on lifelong learning and UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities. Laura Mazzoli-Smith (Durham University, UK) presented a communication on the uses of digital storytelling for inclusion, discussed by Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner (Pilgrim Projects). In the afternoon, a roundtable with professionals from different areas (Angélica Monteiro – CIIE/FPCEUP; Daniela Leal – It Gets Better; Liliana Pires – Municipality of Porto and Paula Cruz – EAPN) on inclusion in and by digitalisation was held, presented by Ana Luísa Costa and Elsa Teixeira from the University of Porto, and a paper on multiculturalism in schools in the digital age was presented by Francesca Fioretti and discussed by Gabriella Agrusti and Valeria Damiani (LUMSA). Lastly, Sandra Araújo (coordinator of the National Strategy to Combat Poverty – Portugal) presented the challenges posed by the digital inclusion of people living in or at risk of poverty. These challenges were debated with João Caramelo and Susana Coimbra (University of Porto). The event ended with a musical performance by the NEFUP (Centre for Ethnography and Folklore of the University of Porto)

See video interviews of presenters

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Stories from all over the world connecting people

Digital storytelling – A key activity

Digital storytelling in the LIDA project

Storytelling is used in the LIDA project of many reasons. It’s a tool for sharing important and personal stories, for empowerment and inclusion, for mutual education and for improving digital skills.

International Seminar

September 5th 2023
FPCEUP – Auditorium I

Inclusion In and by the Digital:

Access, Well-Being and Rights

Registration for the event is free but mandatory

KEYNOTES

Alex Howells

Policy Support and Capacity Development in Lifelong Learning at UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

Laura Mazzoli Smith

Associate Professor, Durham Universty, UK

Francesca Fioretti

Teacher and specialist in Civic and Citizenship Education

Sandra Araujo

Coordinator of the National Strategy to Fight Poverty

Lunch Webinar 25 May 2023 (in Norwegian)

Time: Thursday 25 May, at 11:15–12:00

Digital storytelling for refugees and immigrants 

Book Contract with Springer Nature Sustainable development Goals series

The LIDA team, represented with the four book editors Stephen Dobson, Brit Svoen, Gabriella Agrusti and Pip Hardy, has now signed a book contract with Springer publisher, and will publish the open access edited book titled Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age. Belonging and finding a voice during the autumn. We’re happy to announce that the book has been accepted for the Springer Nature Sustainable Development Goals series:

“The Sustainable Development Goals Series is Springer Nature’s inaugural cross-imprint book series that addresses and supports the United Nations’ seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. The series fosters comprehensive research focused on these global targets and endeavours to address some of society’s greatest grand challenges. The SDGs are inherently multidisciplinary, and they bring people working across different fields together and working towards a common goal.”

Contact Brit.Svoen@inn.no to receive open access link when published

About the book

The book consists of three parts, and the following chapters are now completed:


Introduction by Stephen Dobson and Brit Svoen


Part I: How can governments and intergovernmental organisations support learning inclusion and active citizenship?

Chapter 1

Promoting social inclusion and mutual understanding. Intertwined efforts at local, national and international level

Gabriella Agrusti, João Caramelo and Andrea Ciasca Marra


Chapter 2

Towards wellbeing-ness as an experience of inclusion, belonging and voice in a digital (post-Covid) world of global change?

Stephen Dobson and Pip Hardy


Chapter 3

The Global Network of Learning Cities in the light of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Konstantinos Pagkratis and Stephen Dobson

Part 2: How can the education sector and public/private enterprises support learning inclusion and active citizenship?

Chapter 4

Fostering social inclusion of vulnerable people: experience from the Italian and Portuguese contexts

Valeria Damiani, Susana Coimbra and Ana Costa


Chapter 5

Voice, belonging, storytelling and transformation: promoting wellbeing and inclusion through digital storytelling – philosophical considerations in institutional settings

Pip Hardy and Stephen Dobson


Chapter 6

Professional activism for inclusion: workplace learning, resilience and engagement

Ana Costa and Susana Coimbra

Part 3 Different methodologies that can be adopted an explored in a storytelling approach

Chapter 7

We belong and connect when we have a voice. A learning design for inclusive learning

Brit Svoen and Marta Pinto


Chapter 8

Bridging the gaps – promoting wellbeing and social inclusion of girls through digital storytelling

Elsa Guedes Teixeira and Angélica Monteiro


Chapter 9

Multilingual stories for immigrants and refugees: A language-as-resource approach

Espen Stranger-Johannessen and Valeria Damiani

The Evolution of LIDA

LIDA, an acronym for “Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age. To Belong and Find a Voice in a Changing Europe”, aims to strengthen inclusive learning and active citizenship across national borders in Europe. LIDA is a three-year project (2021-2023) supported by the Erasmus+ programme and is based on two pillars