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My teaching philosophy
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I really like teaching. It's a lot of work and I don't do it often, but designing & teaching a workshop or a seminar gives me a lot of joy. My teaching style is dynamic and interactive, but as an introvert myself, I don't care much for sometimes intrusive icebreakers. I practice yoga and my human rights teaching can be summarised by something that my yoga teacher always says: "This can feel a bit uncomfortable, but it definitely shouldn't hurt". So in my teaching space I prioritise people's sense of belonging and safety.
In the past I’ve taught debating and public speaking to secondary school students in Estonia & Norway and given seminars to future legal practitioners at Tartu University Law School.
Recently and currently I’m reserving my time for teaching human rights-based approaches to health care professionals. Taking human rights research apart, making it useful and relatable for midwives, doctors, youth counsellors has been a magical challenge and learning experience.
I’ve also just finished putting together a short training on how I teach human rights.
Wish to chat about teaching human rights? Send me an email.
Teaching portfolio
Lecturer, Estonian Arts Academy, course "Human Rights and Design: An Introduction", September-November 2020, February-May 2021
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Lecturer, Estonian Arts Academy, course "Self-leadership and teamwork", section on human rights-based thinking and design ethics. February-April 2020
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Collaboration with the Estonian Sexual Health Association
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Designing and teaching a workshop on human rights based approaches, SRHR and children's rights for health care professionals & youth counsellors, August 2020
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Designing and teaching a workshop on human rights based approaches, SRHR and obstetric violence for health care professionals and policy makers together with Dr Rachelle Chadwick (Pretoria University) and Dr Hedda Lippus, October 2019
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Video lecture on human rights & sexual, reproductive rights as part of an online course on sexual and reproductive health, August 2019
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Writing a chapter on human rights & sexual, reproductive rights for a handbook, June 2019
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Designing and teaching a workshop for sexuality education specialists “Human rights-based approaches to sexual violence”, March 2019
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Designing and teaching a workshop for sexuality education specialists “Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, and Human Rights based approaches to Health”, October 2018
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Estonian Midwives Association’s Autumn School, designing and teaching a workshop for midwives “Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, and Human Rights based approaches to Health”, September 2018
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Estonian Sexual Health Association’s Summer School, designing and teaching a workshop for gynaecologists and youth counsellors “Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, and Human Rights based approaches to Health”, August 2016
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Lecturer for Constitutional Law, Tartu University, 09\2013–06\2014
Teaching Assistant for Public International Law, Tartu University, 09-12\2011
Debating teacher and founder of the debate club, Oslo International School, 09\2010–05\2011
Coach for the Estonian National Team, World Schools Debating Championships, 07\2009–02\2010
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