Reference:
Trainevo-062022-CS-4
Duration:
4 Hours
Category:
Changement Sociétal
Language(s):
🇬🇧, 🇫🇷

Technology has transformed our society and propelled it to unforeseen heights. Consider medicine, the Internet, computers, and mobile phones. It demonstrates human ingenuity. It has enabled even the most remote populations to connect with the rest of the world. It now occupies a central place. However, thousands of experts around the world are now warning us about this very real threat: security, physical and psychological health, personal identity, overconsumption, environmental catastrophe, etc.

Technology has become much more than a simple tool at the service of humanity. This workshop offers us a useful and desirable reflection on the place technology occupies in our society. It leads us to assess its impact on our daily lives and to moderate its use.

As a recognized agent of social change, Canadian facilitator Jean Provencher will share with participants the benefit of his expertise and decades-long social commitment.

Activity accessible to all audiences: individuals, schools, businesses, organizations

Understand the insidious factors leading to technology addiction, fueled by the illusions they constantly lead us to believe.

Become aware of the harmful impacts caused by the manufacturing, acquisition, excessive use, and disposal of technological equipment and hardware.

Define the gestures, attitudes, behaviors, and actions that can be implemented daily to avoid the harmful effects associated with technology.

This workshop is part of a social change education pathway, which offers activities (e.g., seminars) allowing for deeper exploration of certain topics.

Three options offered for a full 8-hour day

  • One 8-hour topic of your choice ► Full day
  • Two 4-hour topics of your choice ► 1 in AM + 1 in PM
  • Four 2-hour topics of your choice ► 2 in AM + 2 in PM

Topics offered (according to applicable time blocks)

Topic

8 hours

4 hours

2 hours

Global warming

X

X

X

·Measure the scale and impacts of warming·Learn to fight daily against warming

Citizen power

X

X

X

·Become aware of the powerful power in our hands

·Concretely exercise this power in our lives

Responsible consumption

X

X

X

·Realize how consumption governs everything

·Adopt healthy and sustainable consumption patterns

Technology dependence

X

X

·Question the place of technology in our lives

·Reduce tech grip to limit its impacts

Information and disinformation

X

·Understand the influence of the information war

·Protect yourself against disinformation and propaganda

Responsible investment

X

·Discover the benefits of investing responsibly

·Identify truly responsible investments

General workshop approach

(* the sequence and duration of the elements below will vary according to the chosen option)

  1. Topic context
  2. Practical scenarios
  3. Individual exercise(s)
  4. Group or subgroup discussion(s)
  5. Shared information
  6. Conclusion
Prerequisite: participants are strongly advised to attend the “Being, Thinking and Acting Differently” conference beforehand.
The workshop includes various forms of learning and practice depending on the chosen option: visual presentation, multimedia tools, educational content delivered by the facilitator, individual practical exercises, small group discussions, plenary session.
Certificate of workshop participation.
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