Barne- og ungdomsfilosofenes forum/blogg News http://www.buf.no/forum/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:42:42 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) "Thinking the Future" http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/409 The Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children organizes the International Conference of Philosophy with Children:

THINKING THE FUTURE
PHILOSOPHY – SUSTAINABILITY – GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS

October 14-17, 2010
Graz/Austria


On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children the central theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Thinking the Future. Philosophy – Sustainability – Global Consciousness’.

In view of the rapid change of society, the global ecological crises, and the fundamental categorical shifts in relationships between mankind and nature it is necessary to deal with the philosophical prerequisites, questions about causes and consequences of the changes - as well as with preventive methods and accompanying measures - and their chances and risks.

Especially with regard to the risks, insecurities and incertitudes we are exposed to, questions like the following come up:

What sort of world do we want to live in? Which incertitudes in the development of our society and of our environment are we confronted with? Which responsibility do we have for future generations? In which way can philosophy support society in perceiving, changing and dealing with the current problems? How can the philosophical dialogue contribute to the research in sustainability?

The aim of the conference is the exchange between the various philosophical approaches and theories in the context of today's world as well as the inclusion of current research results from diverse scientific fields in order to make explicit further bases of knowledge for educational concepts on the one hand as well as for initiatives on educational policy on the other hand.

Knowledge about nature and its dynamics as well as reflection about social and ethical aspects of ecological problems are to be merged in the context of philosophy for children.

In addition to lectures from internationally renowned experts on prevailing and important themes, the conference will give an overview of the current state in research, fascinating debates on basic principles and project presentations. The aim of the conference is to encourage scientific dispute and personal exchange. The program will offer an eventful symposium to the approximately 200 participants from 18 countries, including 24 speakers.

The themes of the conference cover the following fields:

  • Intergenerational justice
  • Distributive justice
  • The notion of democracy
  • Culture of responsibility – responsibility for future generations
  • Community of Inquiry
  • Education towards sustainable development
  • Critical, creative and caring thinking
  • Relationship mankind – nature
  • Lifelong learning
  • Change of the relationship between cooperation and competition

Information hotline:  ACPC Austrian Centre of Philosophy with Children, Tel.: +43 316 90 370 201,  Mobile: +43 650  830  3019

Place: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Meerscheinschlößl, Mozartgasse 3, A-8010 Graz

Conference fee: € 50,-- (students and members € 30,--)

Conference languages: English and German

Organisation: ACPC, Austrian Centre of Philosophy for Children
Schmiedgasse 12, 8010 Graz
Email: kinderphilosophie@aon.at
Tel.: +43 (0) 316 / 90 370 201,  Mobile: +43 650  830  3019 ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:24:07 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/409 Oscar Brenifier Annual Summer seminar http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/404 INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTICES

Fifth Annual Summer seminar: The art of questioning

July 12th-18th 2010

Every year in July, in the little village of La Chapelle St André (Burgundy - France), gather about 20-30 persons involved in philosophical practice (students, teachers, professors, counselors, trainers) in order to reflect on their work and improve professionally. For seven days, in English, these philosophy practitioners coming from the five continents will participate to different workshops, run workshops, analyze and evaluate them, theorize about the different issues involved.

In this context, philosophy is not any more an academic activity centered on the history of ideas, and one does not come simply to narrate what he does in his home country, but get acquainted with the many ways that philosophizing is an activity constitutive of the mind and the self. Philosophy with children, philosophical consultation, philosophy workshops, Socratic dialogue, etc., one is introduced to the many forms and variants of such an endeavor. It is not so much knowledge that is at stake here, but acquiring and developing skills. How to conceptualize, how to problematize, how to deepen understanding of given ideas, and especially how to create a situation where this activity can be induced, is the main focus of the work.

Of course, Socratic maïeutics is a key methodological point, but as well dialectics, analytics, community of enquiry, constitute as many entries and matrices to define the work. If they wish so, participants can facilitate a workshop, a situation which provides an occasion for a practitioner to show how he works and get some critical feed-back on his work and his methodology, so one becomes more conscious of his own options and activity. Since the atmosphere of this seminar is open, inclined to both rigor and openness, it creates a context where one can really express his view instead of hiding behind the usual pseudo-consensus where "everything is fine and we are all great". In this sense, the idea is to recreate the context of antique philosophical schools, or the gymnasium as described by Plato, where one could challenge other's ideas and himself be challenged. In the peaceful atmosphere of a small French village, accompanied with good food and good wine, walks in the beautiful surrounding woods and visit to the medieval site of Vezelay, one can truly devote himself to philosophical encounters and reflection.

The duration will be one whole week, from July 12th to 18th, and the cost will be 500 EUR, including the workshops, food and accommodation in a private room. For people who are on a tight budget, this can be reduced to 300 EUR if you accept "camping style" accommodation. Our Institute can accept some people free of charge who have financial difficulties, but are highly motivated.

This seminar does not require previous philosophical training. It can be an initiation to philosophical questioning, or a deepening of the practice. Participants come from different parts of the world, and come for professional or personal reasons, to work on a practice that is applicable to many contexts: teaching, management, N. G. O. activities...

On the Website, www.brenifier.com, you can read texts and watch videos of the practice.
For more information: alcofrib [at] club-internet.fr

Free philosophical consultations service through Skype

The Institute of philosophical practices is organizing a line of philosophical consultation, free of charge, through the Skype system. This implies preferably the use of a computer camera for both audio and visual communication.
If you either want to receive or to give such consultations, just contact the I. P. P.

For inquiry: alcofrib [at] club-internet.fr
We recommand to watch videos of philosophical consultations on our website before making a demand: www.brenifier.com ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 20 May 2010 17:09:02 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/404 IAPC sommerkurs i Østerrike http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/400 IAPC (Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children) pleier å arrangere to årvisse seminarer. Det ene er et innføringsseminar  for dem som ikke har noe tidligere erfaring med filosofi eller filosofi med barn. Dette kurset går på høsten. Det andre kurset er for viderekomne, lærere på Universitet/høyskole osv. Det kurset avholdes om våren.

Vanligvis har disse kursene vært holdt i området der IAPC holder til: i New Jersey-traktene utenfor New York, USA. Jeg deltok selv på vårseminaret i 2005. Iår avholdes vårseminaret i Østerrike, noe som gjør det enklere for europeere å delta. Arrangementet er et resultat av et samarbeide mellom IAPC og Østerriksk senter for filosofi med barn.

Her er invitasjonen:


The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
 
and
 
The Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children
 
organize the
 
2010 SUMMER SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN
 
May 17-25, 2010 (Advanced Seminar)
 
St. Marie`s Retreat House, Graz Austria

 
Advanced Seminar
The advanced seminar takes place each May. This time it will be in Austria. This seminar is for graduate students, teachers, professors and others from around the world who have previous experience using the P4C curriculum and methodology.  In this session we focus on some of the theoretical dimensions of Philosophy for Children, community of inquiry studies, and P4C curriculum construction.  In addition to facilitating workshop sessions, participants are invited to create philosophical stories with accompanying exercises and discussion plans that aim to foster philosophical inquiry.
 
Who Attends IAPC/ACPC Summer Seminar?
The IAPC/ACPC Summer Seminar in Philosophy for Children (P4C) brings together P4C specialists, faculty and graduate students from Montclair State University (Montclair, USA) and from Karl-Franzens-University (Garz, Austria), school teachers, professors and other visiting scholars from around the world for eight days of intensive study, dialogue and production.  The workshops are designed to provide school teachers with professional development and to provide P4C specialists a venue for reporting on their work; to assist international scholars to bring P4C to their countries; and to provide all involved with experience in an academic community of inquiry.
  
Daily Schedules
The seminar begins with a 5:00 PM session on the first evening. Please plan to arrive in Graz  by 3:00 PM to give yourself some time to unpack and relax before this session.
 
When you arrive you will receive some descriptive literature of P4C programs, workshop guidelines and readings for each theoretical session. We ask that you read these articles critically and prepare discussion questions for each reading. Each participant will also be assigned at least one curriculum session to lead. 
 
You should plan your departure after 13:00 PM on the last day of the seminar May, 25.
 
During the Seminars you will be provided:
·      One private room, single bed, shower, bureau and closet. 
·      Three meals a day
·      Coffee, tea and snacks
·      Use of P4C texts and manuals, theoretical materials and issues of Thinking
 
On most days there are three morning sessions before lunch, a short afternoon study break, afternoon sessions before dinner, and on some days there  is an evening session after dinner, with time for reflection throughout the day.
 
Workshop Directors:   Ann M. Sharp (Montclair / USA),
                                         Maughn Gregory (Montclair / USA)
                                         Daniela G. Camhy (Graz / Austria)
 
Seminar Costs:  € 1.350.- costs for board and accommodation,
                                      materials and course fees included.
 
Deadline for Registration:  April 10, 2010
 
Seminar Registration: 
To receive a letter of invitation for the seminar please send a letter (on university or school letterhead) to the ACPC describing your educational background, your interest in Philosophy for Children and any plans for implementation of the program.  If you do not work for a university or school, please also send a letter describing your educational background and your motivation and your plans for implementing of the programm. Letters can be emailed, mailed or faxed to:       

Klara Gruber
ACPC Austrian Center of Philosophy for Children
8010 Graz, Austria
Email: kinderphilosophie at aon.at
Phone and Fax: + 43 (0) 316  811513
Mobile: + 43 650 830 30 18
+ 43 650 830 30 19 ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:11:09 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/400 Aktiviteter i Frankrike http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/399 Institut de Pratiques Philosophiques (Institutt for filosofisk praksis) om dagen. Her skal vi presentere tre aktiviteter som burde være interessante for alle norske praktikere.

SYKLUS: EN FORFATTER, EN TEKST, EN TILNÆRMING

Dette er en foredragsserie hvor praksisorienterte akademiske filosofer inviteres til å legge frem ulike tilnærminger til filosofisk praksis hentet fra den filosofiske litteraturen. Men som alltid hos Brenifier slipper man ikke unna med rene presentasjoner. Ideen er nemlig at seminardeltagerne får i oppgave å lede en filosofisk øvelse basert på fremlegget. Det blir avholdt åtte møter i løpet av vinteren/våren 2010:

13 mars : Michel Margottet
Texte : Jacques Lacan : L'inconscient n'est pas le « non-conscient » (Det ubevisste er ikke «ikke-bevisst»)
Épistémologie de la rupture (Bruddets erkjennelsesteori)

27 mars : Alexandre Georgandas
Texte : Baruch Spinoza : La pierre qui vole (Stenen flyr)
La méthode de l'exemple imaginaire (Det innbilte eksempels metode)

3 avril : Claude Lupu
Texte : Ludwig Wittgenstein : Jeux de langages et maladies philosophiques (Språkspill og filosofisk sykdom)
La méthode des jeux de langage (Språkspillmetoden)

17 avril : Michel Margottet
Texte : René Descartes : Le morceau de cire (Voksstykket)
La méthode analytique (Den analytiske metode)

8 mai : Alexandre Georgandas
Texte : Emmanuel Kant : L'espace et le temps (Rommet og tiden)
La méthode transcendantale (Den transcendentale metode)

22 mai : Anne Gaumin
Texte : Socrate : Ménon (Platon)
La maïeutique (Den maieutiske metode)

5 juin : Claude Lupu
Texte : Charles Sanders Peirce : Comment rendre nos idées claires ? (Hvordan skape klarhet i tankene våre?)
La méthode pragmatique (Den pragmatiske metode)

26 juin : Anne Gaumin
Texte : Martin Heidegger : L'origine d'une oeuvre d'art (Kunstverkets opprinnelse)
La vérité comme dévoilement (Sannhet som av-sløring)

Denne syklusen «er for alle som er interessert i filosofisk praksis, i å lede en filosofisk praksissesjon eller å utdanne seg som profesjonell eller amatør. Ingen krav til forkunnskaper eller erfaringer. Syklusen kan tjene som en innvielse eller intensivering av praksisen.» Syklusen foregår altså på fransk.

Interesserte kan kontakte i.millon [krøllalfa] club-internet.fr

INTERNASJONALT SOMMERSEMINAR: FILOSOFISKE PRAKSISER

Dette er Brenifiers tradisjonelle sommerseminar som iår avholdes for femte gang, også denne gang i La Chapelle St André, en liten, sjarmerende landsby i Burgund ca. 250 km fra Paris. Tidspunktet er 12.-18. juli 2010. Her følger invitasjonen på engelsk:

Call for contributions

The Institute of Philosophical Practice is organizing its 5th summer seminar in English on philosophical practice. It will take place in La Chapelle St André, a small village in Burgundy, 250 km from Paris. Philosophy professors or practicing philosophers who wish to present their methodology during the seminar are invited to forward by electronic mail their proposal, before April 30th, 2010 at the following address: alcofrib [at] club-internet.fr The proposal should take the form of a workshop, not a lecture. They can deal with the various aspects of philosophical practice: philosophy with children, philosophical consultation or counseling, philosophy in business, philosophy teaching, etc.

Workshop

A philosophical workshop is a practice where one engages himself to produce and understand ideas, deepening them through argumentation, analysis and interpretation, problematizing them through questions and objections, clarifying them through the identification and utilization of concepts. It is not an exchange of opinions, a lecture or a verification of acquired knowledge, but the common elaboration of a thinking process, by examining its flaws and limitations, working it through in order to develop it in a conscious and reflected manner.

We all have opinions, erudite or banal, that we enjoy repeating, without realizing that we have become their captive. To philosophize is to make a stop on those ideas, in order to examine them in a critical way. A workshop has a structure and functioning rules, it imposes constraints in order to ensure that one confronts rigorously the ideas he encounters.

For more information: i.millon [krøllalfa] club-internet.fr
Website: http://www.brenifier.com

GRATIS FILOSOFISKE KONSULTASJONER GJENNOM SKYPE

Brenifiers institutt har også bestemt seg for å tilby gratis veiledninger/konsultasjoner gjennom Skype, som altså går ut på å snakke sammen med lyd og bilde over Internett. Deltagere må ha webkamera installert på datamaskinen slik at man får audiovisuell kontakt. Instituttet ønsker alle deltagere velkomne, uansett hvilket språk de snakker, da de har som ambisjon å knytte til seg veiledere fra mange land. Instituttet retter følgelig en invitasjon til alle filosofiske praktikere i alle land om å ta kontakt dersom de ønsker å ta del i denne nye formen for praksis. Send en e-post til alcofrib [krøllalfa] club-internet.fr

Instituttet anbefaler imidlertid alle interesserte om å ta en kikk på noen av de videoene som ligger på hjemmesiden http://www.brenifier.com før de tar kontakt. Kanskje ikke så dumt det nei, hvis man ikke allerede har sett Oscar Brenifier i aksjon... ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:41:52 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/399 Helgekurs i filosofisk samtale http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/398 Helgekurs om filosofiske samtaler med barn og ungdom

Invitasjon til kurs i samtaler med barn og unge i kirkens trosopplæring

Ønsker du å

  • lære et samtaleverktøy du kan bruke i mange sammenhenger?
  • bli en filosofisk veileder for barn og ungdom i trosopplæringsgrupper?
  • få gruppen din til å lytte bedre og stille flere spørsmål?
  • få deltakerne til å reflektere mer og ta ansvar for sine meninger?

Kurset arrangeres av i regi av Kateketforeningen, Barne- og ungdomsfilosofene og Ung Kirkesang, og er støttet av trosopplæringsmidler. Derfor kan vi subsidiere kostnadene til faglig og administrativ kursledelse samt oppfølging av deltakerne etter kurset inkl. diskusjonsforum på nettet. Pris for reise, opphold + påmeldingsavgift pr. person: kr 250,-. Opphold helg: dobbeltrom pr. person kr 955,-, eller enkeltrom kr 1155,-. Middag, frokost, lunsj og frukt gjennom to dager er inkludert.

Kurset avholdes på Sørmarka kurs- og konferansesenter utenfor Oslo 12.-14. mars 2010.

Jeg har lært mye gjennom kurs i filosofisk samtale. Å få lede samtaler er kjekt og lærerikt og jeg har nok vokst en del på det. (Jente, 17 år som leder samtaler både med barn og med ungdommer og voksne etter å ha deltatt på kurs).

Ord til tanke og tro

Det er naturlig for unge mennesker å stille dype, eksistensielle spørsmål. De spør fordi deres identitet ennå er flytende. De spør for å få svar, som kan hjelpe dem til å bygge den virkelighetsforståelse de baserer sin tro og identitet på:

  • Har vi rett til å mene at visse måter å leve på er bedre enn andre måter?
  • Hvordan begrunner vi dette?
  • Hva er tro og hva er viten?
  • Må jeg alltid følge reglene?

Dette kurset vil jeg ta med meg ungdomslederne mine på! Det er OK å bruke tid på å gå et stykke vei sammen med dem. De får noe tilbake for sin innsats i menigheten og en metode de kan bruke i gruppene sine. (Kateket i Oslo)

Slike spørsmål skal ikke besvares en gang for alle, men grubles over, tygges på – og arbeides med. Og det er akkurat det vi gjør i den filosofiske samtalen. Som voksne samtaleledere hjelper vi deltagerne til å utdype og begrunne sine meninger slik at de ikke blir stående ordløse i forhold til sin tro og sine tanker. En tro som tør å hevde det den mener er sant, blir lettere en trygg og frimodig tro.

I dag tilbyr vi mini-lederkurs året etter konfrmasjonsfasen, men hva så? Kurset er et faglig ledelsestilbud for en gruppe som i dag ikke har så mye. (Kateket i Tunsberg)

Allsidig metode

De som jobber med trosopplæring 3 – 18 år vil fort se at det er mange aktiviteter der filosofisk samtale kan brukes. Metoden gir samtalelederen hjelp til å strukturere samtalen og å støtte deltagerne i å formulere seg så klart og tydelig som mulig. Lederen sitter ikke klar med svarene dersom deltagerne ikke vet hva de skal si. Formålet er å stimulere barn og unges egen tenkeevne, ikke å formidle lederens eller kirkens svar.

Kurset vil også gi deltakerne god ledertrening! (Kateket i Hamar).

Lenker

Last ned kursbrosjyren
Prosjektets hjemmeside: Filosofiske samtaler i kirkens trosopplæring ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:20:24 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/398 Vinterseminar med Oscar Brenifier http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/389 Vi har mottatt følgende invitasjon fra Isabelle Millon/Oscar Brenifier:

Winter Seminar "The art of questioning" in France
February 6th - 7th 2010

Call for papers

The Institute of Philosophical Practice is organizing a winter seminar in English on philosophical practice. It will take place in Argenteuil, a close suburb of Paris.

Philosophy professors or practicing philosophers who wish to present their methodology during the seminar are invited to forward by electronic mail their proposal, before December 31st 2009.

It should take the form of a workshop, not a lecture. These proposals can deal with the various aspects of philosophical practice: philosophy with children, philosophical consultation or counselling, philosophy in business, philosophy teaching etc.

Workshop

A philosophical workshop is a practice where one engages himself to produce and understand ideas, deepening them through argumentation, analysis and interpretation, problematizing them through questions and objections, clarifying them through the identification and utilization of concepts. It is not an exchange of opinions, a lecture or a verification of acquired knowledge, but the common elaboration of a thinking process, by examining its flaws and limitations, working it through in order to develop it in a conscious and reflected manner.

We all have opinions, erudite or banal, that we enjoy repeating, without realizing that we have become their captive. To philosophize is to stop on those ideas, in order to examine them in a critical way.

A workshop has a structure and functioning rules, it imposes constraints in order to ensure that one confronts rigorously the ideas he encounters.

Practicalities

The duration of the seminar will be one week-end, February 6th and 7th 2010, from 9am until 6pm. The participation fee is €50.

Sleeping accommodation can be found in the close surroundings, at rates starting at €40 per night. As usual, the Institute will wave participation and/or provide free accomodations for persons who have financial difficulties, but are highly motivated.

For more information Texts and videos on the website :
www.brenifier.com    e-mail: alcofrib [a t] club-internet.fr

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To download the Unesco 2007 report: Philosophy, a school of freedom: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001541/154173E.pdf
Oscar Brenifier is the author of chapter 4: Other ways to discover philosophy, philosophy in the city ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:41:03 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/389 Empowerment through Philosophy for Children http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/384
The Spanish Centre of Philosophy for Children announces that between 11 and 14 March 2010 a Conference will be hold in the University de Alcalá de Henares (Madrid): XXII Ibero-American Seminar of Philosophy for Children and Sophia Network 2010 Meeting.

The subject that will be dealt is:

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN

emphasizing the philosophical dialogue, as a tool to fight against social exclusion, and supporting democracy in formal, informal and non-formal education contexts.

This subject, in short, is aimed at analyzing the philosophical contribution and specially the ones of the Philosophy for Children, it can be a useful tool to promote the formation of critical, committed and responsible people and a democratic and supportive society as well.

With this chosen title, therefore, we try to invite you to show your works, projects, researches, workshops and etc. Not only do we invite those who use this programme in schools and in the formal educational scopes, but, specially, those colleges who put this programme into practice out of school classrooms and in other different contexts in which fighting against the social exclusion is the main priority.

The Conference will consist of workshops and theoretical papers as well, explaining the base of the programme, researches and experiences related to the subject. Likewise, will be everyday a public access lecture. Workshops will last a little more than an hour, whereas the papers will consist of a 15 minutes speech by the lecturer and 15 minutes for questions by participants.

Therefore, we invite and encourage everybody related to this topic to participate in the Conference in order to share our knowledge about the educational system we work with, because we are all involved in the Philosophy for Children. I am sure that our participation will be a good opportunity to promote the Philosophy for Children Programme and its approach.

[...] if you are interested in participating either in a workshop or in a paper, please write to fgam0044 at ficus.pntic.mec.es applying for the registration form which will be provided together with the adequate regulations aimed at facilitating the presentation of your proposal, which should be sent before 15 November.

On the second week November approximately, further information about the Conference organization as accommodation, fees and registration period will be provided to participants.

Vi merker oss at «fighting against social exclusion» er et hovedtema her. Som om det var uomtvistelig selvinnlysende at filosofisk praksis alltid fører til sosial inkludering og integrering. Dette er imidlertid en helt normal antagelse innen internasjonal P4C. Ønsket om at filosofisk tenkning skal gjøre alle lykkelige, forente og forsonte er langt sterkere enn viljen til å forholde seg edruelig til filosofien – som jo i all enkelhet søker opplysning, bevisstgjøring og sannhet. Filosofien blir – ikke uventet – mer og mer et politisk prosjekt jo nærmere den kommer maktens korridorer. ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:13:34 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/384 Week-end seminar med Oscar Brenifier http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/379 INSTITUT DE PRATIQUES PHILOSOPHIQUES

Week-end Seminar "The art of questioning" in France (in english)
Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th  of September 2009

The Institut de Pratiques Philosophiques is organizing a week-end seminar, in english, led by Oscar Brenifier.

It will take place in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of September 2009, from 9 am to 6 pm.

During different workshops, we will work on the art of philosophical questioning, as a tool for thought construction and critical analysis, from a theoretical and practical standpoint.

This seminar concerns all those interested in philosophical practice, for professional (teaching, management, consulting) or personal reasons.

Practicing philosophers who wish to present their methodology and hold a workshop during the seminar are invited to send in their proposal.

The cost will be 50 EUR for the workshop and refreshments. Meals can either be taken in nearby restaurants (about 10 Euros) or one can eat on the premises.

Hotels of the vicinity offer rooms starting around 50 Euros per night.

Argenteuil is less than one hour from Charles de Gaulle airport or from any Parisian train station.

For more information
e-mail: alcofrib at club.fr
Website : www.brenifier.com (texts and videos) ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:47:22 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/379 IAPC Online Course http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/371
http://frontpage.montclair.edu/iapc/OnlineCourseFlyer.htm

¹ Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:32:38 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/371 International P4C-conference http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/370 ACPC Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children organizes the international conference

CREATIVITY - THINKING - PHILOSOPHY

October 15-18, 2009 in Graz/Austria

Creativity and thinking are the two main foci of this international conference of Philosophy with Children. Creative, critical, social and caring thinking are fundamental skills which are critical both for our cognitive and personal development, and for the well-being of every human being.

It is important to get involved in philosophical inquiry in every aspect of life; to think in a reflective way and to practise creative problem-solving.  Philosophical inquiry enriches our speaking and acting, the implementation of knowledge in our everyday life, our art, science, technical science and society.  Because it is so basic to our development, it is necessary to foster these skills early on with small children and to then deepen them through lifelong learning.

Creativity is an anthropologically basic character trait of human beings and essential for the self-reformation of society, including the reformation of science and culture. The relation of creativity and thinking means openness as well as critical reflection.

How can we foster creativity and self-reflective thinking in schools? Which approaches, methodologies, strategies, and possibilities do we see offered through our educational system? How do we understand the relation between individual and collective creativity? What contribution can philosophy make for the future of a knowledge-based society?

The Austrian Centre of Philosophy with Children organise a yearly conference -- a conference that has already become a tradition – with the aim of exchanging philosophical ideas and theories grounded in interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives with reference to new research projects and practical approaches. This year's conference will examine the role of creativity and thinking in children's development of life skills.

The congress offers papers and reports from international experts, an overview about the current state in research, exciting debates and a wide range of project presentations. It provides an important intercultural and interdisciplinary forum were academic discussions and exchanges of personal experiences can take place. The program offers the approximately 200 participants from 18 countries, among them 24 speakers, an eventful conference.

The themes of the conference cover the following fields:

  • Creativity and thinking
  • Virtual worlds – creativity and imagination
  • Lifelong learning
  • Citizenship and democracy
  • Transculturality  and transdisciplinarity
  • Philosophy and ethics in school
  • Culture, integration and education
  • Pluralistic dimensions of philosophy with children

Email: kinderphilosophie @ aon.at
Tel and Fax: +43 (0) 316 / 81 15 13
Homepage: http://www.kinderphilosophie.at ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:08:37 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/370 Creativity - Thinking - Philosophy http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/360 caring thinking are fundamental skills which are critical both for our cognitive and personal development, and for the well-being of every
human being.

It is important to get involved in philosophical inquiry in every aspect of life; to think in a reflective way and to practise creative problem-solving.  Philosophical inquiry enriches our speaking and acting, the implementation of knowledge in our everyday life, our art, science, technical science and society.  Because it is so basic to our development, it is necessary to foster these skills early on with small children and to then deepen them through lifelong learning.

Creativity is an anthropologically basic character trait of human beings and essential for the self-reformation of society, including the reformation of science and culture. The relation of creativity and thinking means openness as well as critical reflection.

How can we foster creativity and self-reflective thinking in schools? Which approaches, methodologies, strategies, and possibilities do we see offered through our educational system? How do we understand the relation between individual and collective creativity? What contribution can philosophy make for the future of a knowledge-based society?

The Austrian Centre of Philosophy with Children organised a yearly conference - a conference that has already become a tradition - with the aim of exchanging philosophical ideas and theories grounded in interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives with reference to new research projects and practical approaches. This year's conference will examine the role of creativity and thinking in children's development of life skills.

The congress offers papers and reports from international experts, an overview about the current state in research, exciting debates and a
wide range of project presentations. It provides an important intercultural and interdisciplinary forum were academic discussions and exchanges of personal experiences can take place. The program offers the approximately 200 participants from 18 countries, among them 24 speakers, an eventful conference.

The themes of the conference cover the following fields:

  • Creativity and thinking
  • Virtual worlds- creativity and imagination
  • Lifelong learning
  • Citizenship and democracy
  • Transculturality  and transdisciplinarity
  • Philosophy and ethics in school
  • Culture, integration and education
  • Pluralistic dimensions of philosophy with children

Call for Papers: Deadline: 31. Juli 2009
   
Place: Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Meerscheinschlößl, Mozartgasse 3, A-8010 Graz

Conference fee: EUR 50, students and members EUR 30

Bank details : Account holder: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinderphilosophie; Bank: Stmk. Bank und Sparkassen AG; IBAN: AT982081502700802255; BIC: STSPAT2GXXX

Organisation: ACPC Austrian Centre of Philosophy for Children, Schmiedgasse 12, A-8010 Graz; email: kinderphilosophie [at] aon.at

Tel and Fax: +43 (0) 316 / 81 15 13

Homepage: http://www.kinderphilosophie.at

Language: English and German as official languages of the conference ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Mon, 18 May 2009 15:18:58 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/360 Sommerskole «Philosophy in School» http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/352
Utdrag fra kursbeskrivelsen:


«The course is based on practical work. The students shall do philosophy together, as well as attend lectures about philosophy with children and history of philosophy. Throughout the course, the students will develop better strategies for thinking, and an ability to lead students in philosophical inquiries.

Main activities:

  • philosophical inquiries
  • presentation of different material and methods for use in school
  • lectures about philosophical pedagogy and different “schools” in philosophy with children
  • lectures about history of philosophy»


Gå til kursets hjemmeside ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:58:03 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/352 Barnehagekurs fra Utdanningsforbundet http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/350 Kan vi snakke med barn om alt? 
Tid og sted: 12. mars, Hausmanns g. 7, Røde Kors, Oslo
Pris: Medlem 900, ikke-medlem 1700, student 600
Foredragsholdere: Magne Raundalen og Jon-Håkon Schultz 
Målgruppe: Førskolelærere, styrere, lærere, skoleledere,  helsesøstre og tillitsvalgte 
Bindende påmeldingsfrist: 6. mars
              
Vi opplever at både foreldre og fagfolk etterlyser veiledning om hvordan de skal snakke med barn om krisepregede nyheter og når krisen rammer den enkelte. Målet med dette kurset er å bryte ned det som hindrer oss i å ta barn på alvor, nemlig at vi ikke bruker tid og kreativitet på å fnne forståelige ord og bilder. Når det virkelig gjelder ber barn om klar melding fra omsorgsfulle voksne. De vil ikke ha en rosa barneversjon til svar. De vil ha, og de fortjener, vår beste voksenversjon i et språk som de kan begripe. Barnet trenger en våken og barmhjertig barnehage og skole som vet hva som har skjedd, og som vet hvordan barnet best mulig skal komme videre. Det trekkes opp grenser for aktiv, mental førstehjelp innenfor pedagogikkens arena.

Matematikk med din glede i barnehage og skole
Tid og sted: 16. mars, Hausmanns g. 17, Oslo
Pris: Medlem 900, ikke-medlem 1700, student 600
Foredragsholdere: Bjørnar Alseth, Camilla Schreiner, Torgeir Onstad, Jo Røislien, Sissel Redse Jørgensen
Målgruppe: Førskolelærere, styrere, lærere og skoleledere
Bindende påmeldingsfrist: 6. mars

Mennesker har en grunnleggende forståelse for tall. Det ligger inni oss et sted, på samme måten som de fnnes rundt omkring i naturen samme hvor vi snur oss. Pussig nok er likevel mange redde for tall og matematikk. Pussig fordi vi i dagliglivet nettopp gjør bruk av tall, enten vi betaler regninger, går på fotballkamper, idrettsstevner osv. Det er rett og slett naturlig for oss å sette tall på ting, rangere, summere og kategorisere. Vi er alle matematikere. Dette kurset handler om å ta tak i denne erkjennelsen, kjenne gleden og nytten ved tall og ikke minst betydningen av relevant og god formidling av tall og matematikk.

Små barn og medvirkning – noen perspektiver
Tid og sted: 20. mars, Victoria Hotel, Stavanger  
Pris: Medlem: 900, ikke-medlem 1700, student 600
Foredragsholdere: Ninni Sandvik og Nina Johannesen                       
Målgruppe: Førskolelærere, styrere og tillitsvalgte
Bindende påmeldingsfrist: 6. mars

Kurset tar utgangspunkt i boken Små barn og medvirkning – noen perspektiver og er et resultat av nesten tre års samarbeid i førskolelærerutdanningen ved Høgskolen i Østfold, der småbarnspedagogikk har stått i fokus. Kurset bygger på kursholdernes erfaringer i barnehage og førskolelærerutdanningen. Her har forfatterne og studenter samarbeidet med tenkning om små barns medvirkning. Gjennom å bruke filosofi utfordres tenkning og dermed også praksis, fordi filosofen gir tilgang til andre tankemønstre og assosiasjoner.

Matematikk og filosofi – hvordan bruke filosofiske samtaler blant barn til å øke deres forståelse for matematiske spørsmål
Tid og sted: 27. april, Hausmanns g. 17, Oslo  
Pris: Medlem 900, ikke-medlem 1700, student 600
Foredragsholder: Anne Schjelderup                                                                                    
Målgruppe: Førskolelærere, styrere, studenter og ellers andre ansatte i barnehagen og småskolen
Bindende påmeldingsfrist: 7. april     

Filosofi er kommet inn som nytt fag i Rammeplan for barnehager, og som gjennomgripende tema i Kunnskapsløftet. Men hvordan vekke barnas interesse for filosofiske spørsmål og evne til filosofisk refleksjon? Og hvordan bruke filosofiske samtaler til å styrke matematikkundervisningen? Kurset vil gi en grunnleggende innføring i ledelse av filosofiske samtaler over matematiske grunnkonsepter. Gjennom praktiske øvelser vil deltagerne få en smakebit på hvordan man kan lede barna i matematiske refeksjoner, og bygge videre på disse i matematikkundervisningen.  Kurset er en blanding av forelesning, filosofiske samtaler og diskusjoner.

Barnehagen – en verden av muligheter  
Tid og sted: 11. mai, Hausmanns g. 17, Oslo  
Pris: Medlem 900, ikke-medlem 1700, student 600
Foredragsholdere: Thomas Moser, Liv Torunn Eik, Geir Winje, Line I. Rønning Føsker, Lisbeth Olsrød, 
Turid Thorsby Jansen
Målgruppe: Førskolelærere, styrere og studenter
Bindende påmeldingsfrist: 17. april
 
Kurset retter søkelyset mot rammeplanens fagområder og bygger på erfaringer fra samarbeidsprosjekter om disse fagområdene mellom ulike barnehager og medarbeidere ved førskolelærerutdanningen ved Høgskolen i Vestfold. Etiske perspektiver, sammenhengen mellom lek og læring og prosjektarbeid med barn er tema på kurset. Foredragsholderne reflekterer over hvilken betydning et økt fokus på fagområdene kan få for barns liv i barnehagen og for helheten av omsorg, oppdragelse og læring.

Sosial angst og sjenanse – en utfordring for foreldre og pedagoger. Innagerende atferd som et atferdsproblem i skole og barnehage
Tid og sted: 7.–8. desember, kl. 09.00–16.00 (begge dager), Britannia Hotel, Trondheim 
Pris: Medlem 1800, ikke medlem 2800, student 1200  
Foredragsholdere: Ingrid Lund, Kirsten Flaten, Anne Storrusten 
Målgruppe: Ansatte i barnehage, skole, rådgivning, barne- og ungdomspsykiatri, PPT, DPS,  
kompetansesentre, spesialpedagoger, ansatte ved høgskoler og universiteter og i helse- og sosialetaten
Bindende påmeldingsfrist: 6. november                                           
 
Sosial angst og plagsom sjenanse er et lite påaktet problem, til tross for at ca. ti prosent sliter med akkurat dette.  Barn i Bergen-undersøkelsen viser at bare 13% av barn som sliter med angst blir oppdaget og får hjelp. Vi vet at sosial angst og sjenanse kan føre til dårlig selvbilde, depresjoner, redusert livskvalitet og at evnene ikke utnyttes fullt ut. Vi vet også at det er mulig å gjøre noe med dette. Økt kunnskap om feltet er viktig og øker handlingskompetansen. ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:23:45 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/350 IAPC sommerseminar http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/349
Les mer her: http://frontpage.montclair.edu/iapc/Summer_Seminars_2009.pdf ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:03:20 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/349 Reason and the Role of Dialogue http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/344 LIVING TOGETHER IN OUR MODERN WORLD
Reason and the Role of Dialogue

hosted by

The Society for the Furtherance of Critical Philosophy
Philosophisch-Politische Akademie
Society of Socratic Facilitators

KEY PROVOCATEURS
Professor Jonathan Glover, Dir Centre Medical Ethics, Kings College, London
Dr. Dieter Krohn, PPA/GSP Germany
Dr. Jos Kessels, The New Trivium, Netherlands
Professor Fernando Leal, University Guadalajara, Mexico
Dr. Beate Littig, Institute of Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria
Professor Richard Norman, Dir Learning & Technology, University of Kent
Professor Petra von Morstein, Emerita Professor Philosophy, University of Calgary, Canada

WHERE AND WHEN
27th-31st July 2009
University of Chichester
Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
West Sussex, UK

MORE INFO
The Society for the Furtherance of Critical Philosophy ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:14:15 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/344 Creative Engagements - Thinking with Children http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/341 Call for Papers

The conference will take place from Friday 17th July to Sunday 19th July 2009 at Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom.

The fourth meeting of this global research project shall explore the many facets of creative engagement with children. Grounded in an
inter-disciplinary perspective and with reference to historical and contemporary representations of childhood, this project will examine the
complex issues which surround the notion and practices of creative engagement in the context of pedagogy and the curriculum, and in the face of frequently instrumental institutional imperatives.

More generally, our work will also address the role of creativity in social interaction, with particular reference to children's development of life skills, autonomy and independence in an increasingly complex and demanding world. Papers, presentations, reports and workshops are invited on any of the following four focus areas:

1. Creativity, Engagement and Education

  • How do various disciplines define the concept of engagement?
  • What is creativity in theory and practice? What is creative education? Can creative engagement be taught?
  • Engaging with, engagement for?
  • What does engagement mean for teachers and for children?
  • Creative engagement in the areas of planning, resourcing, organisation, management and assessment
  • Good practice, classroom examples, and effective strategies for promoting creativity within and across curriculum subjects

2. Creativity, Pedagogy and Curriculum

  • Inter-disciplinary approaches to creative engagement in teaching and curricula
  • Historical and contemporary representations of childhood and adolescence: art, film and literature
  • The future role of text, the visual media as form of critical appraisal, developing creativity and children's engagement.
  • Children and television: visual literacy
  • Traditional literacy's and creativity: what are they and how do they fit in the visual age?
  • Assessing Cziksentmihaly's work, and in particular, the notion of 'flow'; how this is understood by different disciplines
  • The role and nature multiple intelligences (re: Howard Gardner ) in developing creativity
  • Are there more intelligences than Gardner's 7.5 - e.g. spiritual/existential intelligence
  • Pedagogy, curricular and extra-curricula approaches
  • Integrative case studies and examples of team based teaching
  • Creativity in a crowded curriculum
  • Education, entertainment or edutainment?
  • Teachers, creativity and professional development
  • How to analyse and describe creative practice
  • Institutions, education and designing systems to develop children's learning in the 21st century.

3. Critical and Cultural Thinking and Children

  • What is critical thinking? Is it the same as critical literacy?
  • What is the nature of engagement with critical thinking before school?
  • With what, who and when?
  • What is the role of the 'significant other' in developing critical engagement at home and in school?
  • What are the conditions that foster critical thinking at home and then in the school years?
  • The first world rise of the far right Christian education movement and the effect on critical thinking and engagement
  • Types of critical thinking
  • Cultural contexts of critical thinking

4. Engagement, Skills and Life Issues

  • Humour and its links to creativity
  • Engaging in intercultural and human development education with children
  • The role of parents in developing or fostering creativity and engagement with life and learning
  • Engaging in intercultural and human development education with children
  • The nature of school as an enabler or inhibitor of creativity or engagement with learning as a whole
  • The idea of moral, spiritual, education
  • The role of play (in all forms) and the concept of creativity
  • Children creatively engaging each other: communication and cooperation; problem solving; play and social issues - ethnicity, immigration etc.
  • Creatively engaging the disabled
  • Exploring children's needs, wants, wishes, desires and hopes
  • The nature of natural learning
  • Developing antinomy and independence
  • Developing life skills, social issues and education for citizenship

The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals. Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 6th February 2009. If your paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, an 8 page draft paper should be submitted by Friday 5th June 2009.

300 word abstracts should be submitted to both Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats, following this
order: author(s), affiliation, email address, title of abstract, body of abstract.

We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend.

Phil Fitzsimmons
Faculty of Education
The University of Woollongong
Australia
Email: philfitz [at] uow.edu.au

Dr Rob Fisher
Inter-Disciplinary.Net
Priory House, Wroslyn Road,
Freeland, Oxfordshire OX29 8HR
Email: ce5 [at] inter-disciplinary.net

Conference Homepage

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ati/education/cp/ce5/cfp… ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:50:23 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/341 "Thinking aloud" http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/340 Thinking aloud

A Nordic-Baltic conference on philosophy and democracy in schools, “Thinking aloud,” will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland on February 27th and 28th 2009. The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Iceland organizes the conference in cooperation with partners from all the Nordic countries and Latvia. Among the partners are institutions from all school levels, pre-schools, elementary and secondary schools and universities as well as private philosophy schools for children and young people.

The conference includes two conference days, school visits, a pre-conference workshop and a program for travelling and socialization. The conference day will finish with a discussion among all participants about what has emerged and how we can continue the development of philosophy in the schools in the Nordic-Baltic area.

More info, see conference web site ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:34:57 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/340 ...små barn av regnbuen - og en frodig jord? http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/336 ...små barn av regnbuen - og en frodig jord?

Konferanse for medarbeidere og ansatte i barnehager, menigheter og organisasjoner, 6. februar 2009

Sted: Norsk Lærerakademi, Amalie Skrams vei 3, Sandviken, Bergen

Arrangører: Bjørgvin bispedømme, Indremisjonsforbundet, IKO og Norsk Lærerakademi

Øyvind Olsholt fra Barne- og ungdomsfilosofene holder seminar på denne konferansen.

Last ned konferansefolderen under. ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:34:07 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/336 Krealist-kurs for barn 8-10 http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/334 KREALIST 2008 – TEMA: OLJE

BUF deltar på Krealist-kurs igjen! Her skal vi i år studere temaet olje sett fra mange vinkler, sammen med en geolog, en filosof, en musiker, en kunstmaler og en vitensenterpedagog. Kurset er for barn fra 8–10 år i følge med en voksen og foregår på Teknisk Museum i Oslo. Det er ennå ikke for sent å melde seg på!

Vi skal:
  • lage en oljeplattform i lego
  • arbeide med ulike oljeprøver
  • på tur til geologisk museum
  • spille musikk på oljefat
  • male med oljemaling
  • snakke med kursfilosofen om oljen i Norge

Hvem er kurset for?
Kurset er for barn på 8–10 år i følge med en voksen. Det kreves ingen forkunnskaper, men det er en fordel om både den voksne og barnet er nysgjerrig og liker å stille spørsmål!

Hvor holdes kurset?
Vi skal være i kurslokalene til Teknisk Museum, Kjelsåsveien 143, 0491 Oslo. Vi skal også på tur til geologisk museum på en av kursdagene.

Tid
Kurset går to lørdager og to tirsdager i november, med oppstart lørdag 1. november og avslutning tirsdag 11. november.

Påmelding
Ta kontakt med kursleder Eline Hjelle, telefon 481 78 737 eller send en e-post til kurs [krøllalfa] krealist.no. Det er plass til 15 voksne i følge med barn i alderen 8–10 år på dette novemberkurset.

Les mer på: http://www.krealist.no

Lenke til nedlasting av kursbrosjyren finner du nedenfor. ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:48:17 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/334 Etterutdanningskurs for lærere i videregående skole http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/333 Aschehoug Etterutdanning tilbyr todagerskurs

Dag 1 åpner med et fagforedrag av Øyvind Olsholt om temaet eksistens og mening etterfulgt av et foredrag av Jostein Gaarder. Her vil han blant annet fortelle om sin egen vei inn i filosofiens verden. Dagen fortsetter med en praktisk, fagdidaktisk økt og avsluttes med temaet eksamen og vurdering i det nye faget.

Dag 2 gir et dypdykk i den filosofiske samtalen. Gjennom dette dagskurset vil deltagerne lære metoden for den filosofiske samtalen som inngår i læreplanen for faget. Kursholder denne dagen er Øyvind Olsholt. Han er magister i filosofi fra Universitetet i Oslo med en avhandling om Søren Kierkegaards eksistensialisme. Etter noen år som filosofilærer startet han Barne- og ungdomsfilosofene ANS, og han er i dag en populær kursholder, blant annet på temaet den filosofiske samtalen.

For fullt program, se forlagets kurssider.

Kurset er også annonsert på Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30129760817 ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:11:47 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/333 Kurs på Høyskolen i Oslo http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/331 Kurs 1
Filosofiske samtaler med barn og unge
Høyskolen i Oslo 23.10.08

Målgruppe: Lærere og skoleledere i grunnskolen

Seminaret vil bestå av en innføring i hva filosofiske samtaler med barn og unge er og hvordan det kan gjøres. Kursdeltakerne blir invitert til å
delta i filosofisk samtale.

Seminarleder: Førstelektor Beate Børresen ved Høgskolen i Oslo
Kursholder: Professor Philip Cam ved University of New South Wales (Australia)
Kursavgift: 750,-

Kurs 2
Filosofi i skolen

Kurset gjennomføres på Høyskolen i Oslo i samarbeid med Universitetet i
Rostock i uke 46.

Kurset vil bestå i innføring i filosofi med særlig vekt på hvordan lærere og elever kan arbeide med filosofi. Deltakerne skal selv delta i
filosofiske samtaler og vil få undervisningsopplegg som skal brukes med egne elevgrupper.

Fordi det er ulike tradisjoner innenfor filosofiundervisningen i Tyskland og Norge, vil alle parter lære noe nytt. Kurset er derfor av
interesse for lærere som har skolering her fra Norge.

Professor Heiner Hastedt, førsteamanuensis Christian Klager, førstelektor Beate Børresen og lektor Bo Malmhester er faglige
ansvarlige for kurset.

Kursavgift kr 2200.-

Undervisningsspråket er engelsk på begge kursene.

For mer informasjon og påmelding: www.hio.no/leo - klikk på «kurs» i høyremenyen

Frist for påmelding: 16. oktober 2008 ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:01:44 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/331 Philosophy of Interculturality http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/327 Under the auspices of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO the ACPC (Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children) organizes the International Conference "Philosophy of Interculturality", October 16 - 19, 2008 in Graz/Austria.

The ability of children and young people to participate in intercultural dialogue is basic for orientation in a globalized world. The aim of the
conference is to foster the intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue and the exchange between the different approaches and theories in the
context of the contemporal world.

Therefore we have to meet great challenges, especially in view of the important renewal in the relationship between interculturalism, ethnic
identities, interdisciplinarism and transdisciplinarism.

This is reflected in the changes of the curricula in the field of education. Just here the conference aims to grasp the increasingly
intense and critical debates - especially in Europe - about the meaning of "curricula" and develop new concepts.

It is intended that this international congress is an intercultural and interdisciplinary forum for gaining new insights into multicultural
orientation as well as for functional pedagogical objectives. Recent scientific results and practice-oriented projects, e.g. Philosophy with
Children and Youths, will be introduced.

The program offers the approximately 150 participants from 18 countries, among them 24 speakers an eventful conference.

The Themes of the conference covers the following fields:

  • Intercultural Dialogue
  • Philosophy of Human Rights
  • Transculturalism and Transdisciplinarism
  • Pluralistic dimension of Philosophy for Children
  • Culture, Integration and Education
  • The Concept of (multiple) identity/ies
  • Citizenship and Democracy
  • Lifelong Learning

Call for Papers: Deadline: 31. Juli 2008
   
Place: Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Meerscheinschlößl, Mozartgasse 3, A-8010 Graz, Austria.

Conference fee: EUR 50, students and members EUR 30.

Bank details:    
Account holder: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinderphilosophie
Bank: Stmk. Bank und Sparkassen AG
IBAN: AT982081502700802255
BIC: STSPAT2GXXX

Organisation:
ACPC Austrian Centre of Philosophy for Children
Schmiedgasse 12, A-8010 Graz

Email: kinderphilosophie [at] aon.at

Tel and Fax: +43 (0) 316 / 81 15 13

Homepage: http://www.kinderphilosophie.at

Language: English and German as official languages of the conference. ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Wed, 14 May 2008 13:04:18 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/327 Religion og etikk http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/325 Religion og etikk på Quality Airport Hotel Gardermoen fredag 18. til lørdag 19. april 2008.

Øyvind Olsholt fra BUF holder foredraget Filosofi som metode – sokratiske samtaler med elevene fredagen kl. 15.00-16.45.

Last ned Gyldendal Undervisnings kursbrosjyre ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:46:46 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/325 Philosophy and ordinary life http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/324
CALL FOR PAPERS

The Network of Nordic Women in Philosophy (NNWP) is pleased to announce that the seventh conference is to be held in Oslo, June 9-10, 2008, hosted by the University of Oslo.

The principal purpose of NNWIPs conference is to bring together female philosophers from different countries in order to increase the influence and visibility of women in philosophy.

The conference’s main theme is Philosophy and ordinary life. Key-note speakers are:

  • Virginia Held, City University of New York
  • Lisa Käll, University of Uppsala
  • Sigrid Thorgeirsdottir, University of Iceland
  • Else Wiestad, University of Oslo

Participants who would like to present a paper (30 min) must submit an abstract for consideration to e.e.jahr@ifikk.uio.no. Deadline for submission is May 1st , 2008.

Relevant key topics are:

  • Feminist Ethics
  • Ethics of Care
  • Metaphilosophy
  • Situated Concepts of Reality
  • Gender and Identity

The submission must include an abstract of 200-300 words, a title, an short description of the key topics, your name, email-address and institutional affiliation. ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:15:58 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/324 The Goal of Education http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/323 International Conference
"The Goal of Education according to traditional and modern views"
Tirana, Albania—31 May 2008
Keynote Speaker: Prof. William C. Chittick (USA)

Call for papers
  
The issue of education is a vast and vitally important subject in our time. The contemporary world is adopting an ever-more modernized educational system, in sharp contrast to its preceding examples.

By having a look back at the traditional civilizations and modern age, one can notice a fundamental difference in standards, goals and methods between these two systems. The question arises as to what are their major differences and are there any ways of mutual constructive influence? Is it still meaningful, in a modern context, to say that education has any goal? If yes, what should this be?

This international conference on the goal of education in the traditional and modern environment tries to focus on the mentioned issues and to outline some necessary evaluations of possible improvements in this vital area, through careful reflection.

We invite the interested intellectuals and scholars of the field to apply and send their papers to the organizing committee, in the following e-mail address: kalame80 [at] yahoo.com
  
Papers should not exceed 8 A4 pages in standard 12 pt Times New Roman format. The accepted applicants will be informed of the participating details and trip arrangements. For all other inquiries please write to the above address.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 April 2008
Deadline for submission of the complete papers: 20 May 2008
  
Scientific board and lecturers of the Seminar

Prof. Dr. William C. Chittick, (USA)
Prof. Dr.  Gholamreza Aavani (Iran)
Prof. Dr. Muzaffar Iqbal (Canada)
Prof.Dr.Oscar Brenifier (France)
Prof. Dr. Alexander Veselinov (Bulgaria)
Prof.Dr.Ferid Muhic (FYR Macedonia)
Prof. Dr. Sokrat Ahmataj (Albania)
Seyed Amir Hossein Asghari (Iran)
Edin Q. Lohja (UK)
  
Organizers and Sponsors
  
Rumi Foundation (Albania)
Institute for Islam and Science (Canada)
Iranian Academy of Philosophy (Iran)
SAADI graduated cooperation centre (Albania)
Rumi Foundation (Bulgaria) ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:12:11 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/323 Seminar med Hannu Juuso http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/321 Child, philosophy and education. Discussing the intellectual sources of Philosophy for Children. På seminaret innleder han til samtale på bakgrunn av en presentasjon av avhandlingen. Seminaret er aktuelt for alle som er interessert i filosofi i skolen, for alle som er opptatt av skolen i et dannelsesperspektiv, og for alle som er opptatt av skolens rolle i utviklingen av demokratisk fellesskap.

[Image: http://www.buf.no/pix/juuso.jpg]Hannu Juuso er ansatt ved Universietet i Oulu, Finland og har i en årrekke arbeidet med filosofi med barn. Han tilbragte tidlig på 90-tallet et år som gjesteforsker ved The Institute for the Advancement og Philosophy for Children (IAPC) ved Montclair State University, sammen med Matthew Lipman og Ann Sharp. I avhandlingen analyserer Juuso den teoretiske bakgrunnen for P4C (Philosophy for Children) slik det ble utviklet av Matthew Lipman. Han forsøker å identifisere de filosofiske og pedagogiske hovedprinsippene for P4C slik de er fundert i amerikansk pragmatisme, særlig i John Deweys, George Herbert Meads og Lev Vygotskys tenkning. Videre analyserer Juuso aspekter ved P4C fra et kontinentalt perspektiv. Han fortolker filosofi med barn som et neo-aristotelisk forsøk på å se på filosofi som noe som skal bidra til å gjøre mennesket i stand til å gjøre det rette på det rette stedet på det rette tidspunktet på den rette måten. Juuso utvider perspektivet ved å henvende seg til Bildungtradisjonen, og diskuterer Kants og Hegels pedagogiske ideer knyttet til filosofiundervisning. Han analyserer «The community of inquiry» (undersøkende fellesskap) som et pedagogisk rom konstituert av forholdet mellom lærer og elev. Dette fra en typisk hermeneutisk og fenomenologisk posisjon, med begreper som dialog, intuisjon og takt som sentrale.

Seminaret er gratis.
Påmelding til Beate Børresen:
beate.borresen [krøllalfa] lu.hio.no
Tlf. 22 45 21 63 / 41 10 29 94 ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:41:37 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/321 Thinking with Children http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/313
Papers, presentations, reports and workshops are invited on any of the following four focus areas;

1. Creativity, Engagement and Education

  • How do various disciplines define the concept of engagement?
  • What is creativity in theory and practice? What is creative education? Can creative engagement be taught?
  • Engaging with, engagement for?
  • What does engagement mean for teachers and for children?
  • Creative engagement in the areas of planning, resourcing, organisation, management and assessment
  • Good practice, classroom examples, and effective strategies for promoting creativity within and across curriculum subjects

2. Creativity, Pedagogy and Curriculum

  • Inter-disciplinary approaches to creative engagement in teaching and curricula
  • historical and contemporary representations of childhood and adolescence: art, film and literature
  • The future role of text, the visual media as form of critical appraisal, developing creativity and children's engagement.
  • children and television: visual literacy
  • traditional literacy's and creativity: what are they and how do they fit in the visual age?
  • Assessing Cziksentmihaly's work, and in particular, the notion of 'flow'; how this is understood by different disciplines
  • The role and nature multiple intelligences (re: Howard Gardner ) in developing creativity
  • Are there more intelligences than Gardner's 7.5 - eg spiritual/existential intelligence
  • Pedagogy, curricular and extra-curricula approaches
  • Integrative case studies and examples of team based teaching
  • Creativity in a crowded curriculum
  • Education, entertainment or edutainment?
  • Teachers, creativity and professional development
  • How to analyse and describe creative practice
  • Institutions, education and designing systems to develop children's learning in the 21st century.

3. Critical and Cultural Thinking and Children

  • What is critical thinking? Is it the same as critical literacy?
  • What is the nature of engagement with critical thinking before school?
  • With what, who and when?
  • What is the role of the 'significant other' in developing critical engagement at home and in school?
  • What are the conditions that foster critical thinking at home and then in the school years?
  • The first world rise of the far right Christian education movement and the effect on critical thinking and engagement
  • Types of critical thinking
  • cultural contexts of critical thinking

4. Engagement, Skills and Life Issues

  • humour and its links to creativity
  • Engaging in intercultural and human development education with children
  • the role of parents in developing or fostering creativity and engagement with life and learning
  • Engaging in intercultural and human development education with children
  • The nature of school as an enabler or inhibitor of creativity or engagement with learning as a whole
  • The idea of moral, spiritual, education
  • The role of play (in all forms) and the concept of creativity
  • Children creatively engaging each other: communication and cooperation; problem solving; play and social issues - ethnicity, immigration etc.
  • Creatively engaging the disabled
  • Exploring children's needs, wants, wishes, desires and hopes
  • The nature of natural learning
  • Developing antinomy and independence
  • Developing life skills, social issues and education for citizenship
]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:36:31 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/313 Nordiske impulser - barnehagen som læringsarena http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/311
«Felles for den nordiske barnehagen er det helhetlige perspektivet på læring og utvikling, samt det å sette barnet i sentrum. De nordiske landene har også forankret i planer at barna skal gis mulighet til medbestemmelse og medansvar. Vi har dermed et nokså likt utgangspunkt, men vi velger mange forskjellige tilnærmingsmåter for å nå våre mål, både innad i landene og mellom landene. På konferansen vil vi søke å få fram det som «rører» seg blant nordiske fagfolk og praktikere.»

Nordiske Impulser vil bli arrangert hvert år, og arrangementet vil rullere mellom Norge, Danmark og Sverige. Nordiske Impulser er et dansk/norsk/svensk samarbeid mellom Pedagogisk Forum (N), Senter for barnehageutvikling (SEBU) (N), Barnehageforum (N), Pædagogisk Forum (D) og Studentlitteratur (S)

For program og påmelding, se:
http://www.nordiskeimpulser.no ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:37:07 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/311 Oppstartkonferansen 2006... http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/304 åpningsinnlegg på Oppstartkonferansen i forbindelse med filosofi i skolen-forsøket (avholdt 12. januar 2006) som ledes av Utdanningsdirektoratet ved Beate Børresen. Dette forsøket ble avsluttet våren 2007 og skal avgi rapport høsten 2007.

Jeg kom over dette åpningsinnlegget på hjemmesidene til Kunnskapsdepartementet og tenkte: Denne konferansen hørte vi da aldri noe om. Her er iallefall statssekretærens ord til konferansen. Relevante tanker også idag. ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:27:44 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/304 XXII World Congress of Philosophy http://www.buf.no/forum/thread/298 http://www.wcp2008.or.kr ]]> no_email@example.com (Oyvind) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:18:21 GMT http://www.buf.no/forum/298