{"id":7568,"date":"2026-09-29T17:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=7568"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:44:27","slug":"how-to-take-part","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/how-to-take-part\/","title":{"rendered":"how to take part"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.hope-takepart-wrap{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 24px 84px}\n.hope-takepart-wrap h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,3.6rem);margin:0 0 20px;text-transform:none}\n.hope-takepart-wrap h2{font-size:1.8rem;margin:48px 0 16px;text-transform:none}\n.hope-takepart-wrap h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin:24px 0 8px;text-transform:none}\n.hope-takepart-wrap p,.hope-takepart-wrap li{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7}\n.hope-takepart-intro{font-size:1.08rem;max-width:860px}\n.hope-takepart-box{background:#f7f7f7;border-left:4px solid #1c9c26;padding:18px 20px;margin:26px 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Waitarere-Beach-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hope-symposium-nav\" style=\"background:#ffffff;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.06);padding:16px 20px;position:relative;z-index:10;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:10px 26px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-back-room\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-about\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">About<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/how-to-take-part\/\" style=\"color:#1c9c26;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;\">How to take part<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-programme\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Programme<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/hope-keynotes\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Keynotes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-participant-information\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Participant information<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-contact-us\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hope-takepart-wrap\">\n<h1>How to take part<\/h1>\n<p class=\"hope-takepart-intro\"><strong>The symposium is free to take part in, and there are several ways to join in.<\/strong> You can submit an image and accompanying story or reflection, attend the live keynote conversations and workshops, and\/or take part in the asynchronous discussions across the six symposium streams.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hope-takepart-box\">\n<p><strong>You do not need to submit an image in order to participate.<\/strong> You are very welcome to attend the live sessions, explore the participant contributions and join the online discussions.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our logistics management and security process, when our programme is live, participants will be asked to register for the live Zoom sessions.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to contribute an image and story, submissions are due <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/pP4hX7mufH4aRYFV7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a> by <strong>26 October 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Submit an image and story<\/h2>\n<p>We invite you to contribute one photograph, artwork, drawing, collage, or other image that says something about how you understand or practise hope as an educator, in the broadest sense.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside your image, please provide either a short written reflection or a two- to three-minute audio or video explanation. This might tell the story behind the image, describe a particular practice or experience, raise a question, or reflect on something you are still trying to work out.<\/p>\n<p>Your contribution does not need to be a polished example of \u201cgood practice.\u201d We are interested in uncertainty, difficulty, tensions, experiments and things that have not quite worked, as well as examples of practices that have.<\/p>\n<p>Please use an image you have created yourself, have permission to use, or that is available under an appropriate Creative Commons licence.<\/p>\n<h2>Who can take part?<\/h2>\n<p>Educators, professional staff, students, and others interested in thinking about hope and higher education are all welcome. You do not need to already work on hope as a research topic.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens to the contributions?<\/h2>\n<p>All submitted images and stories will be organised into one of the symposium\u2019s six thematic streams. During the symposium, participants will be able to browse the contributions, respond to them in their own time, and join asynchronous forum discussions alongside the live keynote conversations and workshops.<\/p>\n<h2>Ways to participate<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"hope-takepart-list\">\n<li>Submit an image and written, audio or video reflection.<\/li>\n<li>Attend the live keynote conversations and workshops.<\/li>\n<li>Explore the images and stories contributed by others.<\/li>\n<li>Join the asynchronous discussions in the six stream forums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"hope-takepart-box\">\n<p><strong>Key dates<\/strong><br \/>\n    26 October 2026 \u2014 image and reflection submissions due<br \/>\n    9\u201320 November 2026 \u2014 online symposium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hope-takepart-cta\">\n<p><strong>Submit your image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To submit your image, please complete this form: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/pP4hX7mufH4aRYFV7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Symposium submission form<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have registered and have not heard from us, please contact <a href=\"mailto:hopeinhighered@gmail.com\">hopeinhighered@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Ideas you might explore<\/h2>\n<p>Your contribution might connect with one or more of these questions, or take us somewhere else entirely:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hope-takepart-list\">\n<li>What does hope mean in your educational work?<\/li>\n<li>Where and how is hope practised in teaching, assessment, course design or relationships?<\/li>\n<li>How does hope work collectively through solidarity, shared struggle, mutual support or action?<\/li>\n<li>How is hope understood through Indigenous, decolonial and other knowledge traditions?<\/li>\n<li>Who gets to practise hope, and from what position?<\/li>\n<li>What emotions sit alongside hope \u2014 grief, anger, fear, exhaustion, joy, care or uncertainty?<\/li>\n<li>When is hope unhelpful, burdensome or politically limiting?<\/li>\n<li>What might hope make possible in higher education?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f7f4;border-left:5px solid #1f7a4d;padding:22px 24px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:0;color:#2a2a2a;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#2a2a2a;\">Our shared commitments to <strong>Equity, Inclusion &amp; Diversity; Respect &amp; Care; and Learning, Co-creation &amp; Growth<\/strong> guide how we participate together. <a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-participant-information\/\"><strong>Please read our Participant Information before taking part in our symposium.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HomeAboutHow to take partProgrammeKeynotesParticipant informationContact Us How to take part The symposium is free to take part in, and there are several ways to join in. You can submit an image and accompanying story or reflection, attend the live keynote conversations and workshops, and\/or take part in the asynchronous discussions across the six symposium streams. 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