“In Your Shoes” With Empathy ft. Ijeoma Njaka Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how arts-based practices and pedagogy cultivate empathy. Ijeoma Njaka is an artist, writer and educator specialized in equity-centred design and inclusive pedagogy, currently based at Georgetown University. In this episode, she describes an innovative program called “In Your Shoes” that builds empathy and community among students with different lived experiences and political and ideological perspectives. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 About Ijeoma Njaka 01:25 About “In Your Shoes” at Georgetown University 03:31 A student’s reflection after participating in the “In Your Shoes” program 07:14 What is dialogicial pedagogy? 07:34 What is speculative design? 09:52 What is close-looking? 13:38 How the arts can cultivate empathy 19:32 Thoughts on psychedelics 21:58 Ijeoma Njaka’s Purposeful Empathy Story PBS News Hour Clip: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/performing-one-another-theater-tools-help-these-students-accept-different-perspectives CONNECT WITH IJEOMA ✩ Website: www.ijeomanjaka.com CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.coachingonsite.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩  https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl To watch the video with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78vaeHVmoxebZCYtqsKe0A Video Edited by David Tsvariani