Human Rights Education Now!
Human Rights Education Now! is a podcast that aims to (1) inform a broader audience in the U.S. and internationally about human rights education (HRE) stories, practices, related issues and theories, (2) expand awareness and knowledge about HRE USA and its programs, and (3) engage partner individuals, groups and organizations in changing the conversation about rights in the U.S. to one employing a human rights education lens.
Human Rights Education Now!
Episode 53: Human Rights Education Now! Podcast Team, Part Two
The podcast team explores the advantages and challenges of podcasting as an information medium, followed by reflections on the reception of the Human Rights Education Now! podcast at the London International Association of Human Rights Education Conference. An output highlight from the conference was a chapter on "Human Rights Education NOW! Podcast Case Study: Illuminating HRE Through the Lived Experiences of Scholar Practitioners," published in Globalisation, Human Rights and Education, edited by Joseph Zajda and Yvonne Vissing. The team outlines future goals, including increased youth engagement, potential video podcasting, instructional material development, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for transcription and translation. They share the role models who have inspired their work, key quotes that reflect their commitment to human rights, and recommendations for advancing human rights education in the U.S. The episode ends with final reflections.
Topics Discussed:
- Pros and cons of podcasting as an information-sharing tool
- Conference feedback on the podcast and chapter inclusion in Globalisation, Human Rights and Education
- Future goals: youth engagement, video podcasting, instructional materials, and AI-generated transcripts with translation potential
- Influential role models in their human rights education journeys
- Key quotes that define their commitment to human rights
- Recommendations for strengthening human rights education in the U.S.
Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.
Listen on our HREUSA podcast website HERE.
Introduction and Closing Music Credit: “Awakening-Spring” by Ketsa, from the Album Night Vision. Available at the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/night-vision/awakening-spring/
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Human Rights Education Now! is produced and distributed in accordance with Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International. Information about this license is available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/