Dr. Gertrude Cotter is a Lecturer at the Centre for Global Development, UCC. She lectures in the field of Development and Global Citizenship Education. She is the academic coordinator of the Praxis Project, UCC’s flagship project aiming to promote and integrate Development and Global Citizenship Education across the university. She was previously CEO of Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre. Education for Social Justice, Human Rights and Global Citizenship. Teaching approaches and methodologies include: Critical Pedagogy; Multimedia; Community-Linked Learning; Creative Arts, Drama, Digital Storytelling and Film. Research interests include:
Activism, Community-Based Learning, Story Telling/ Social Justice
Technology Enhanced Learning, Radio and Development Education
Full profile here: http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/W001/gertrude.cotter@ucc.ie