Exchange Dublin

Learn Something; Share Something; Do Something

Open Learning Ireland

Please note - This event is being held in Earlsford Court on October 15th & 16th - if you'd like to participate please emaill openlearningireland@gmail.com for a free ticket. Let us know your name, email, contribution and the day(s) you'd like to attend.

As part of the Office of Non-Compliance at Dublin Contemporary 2011 we are offering a free, two day Dublin unskool. “Learn Something; Share Something; Do Something” is an experiment in letting people learn from one another, at their own pace, in a relaxed and inspiring environment. We’ll be tossing aside conventional hierarchical educational methods, and creating a new kind of campus full of arts and crafts, traditional and electronic musical instruments, books, articles, science experiments, discussions and workshops. There’ll be mini-workshops, talks and activities throughout the day, and everything is free.

Open Learning Ireland are a group of academics, hackers, writers, and artists looking to explore alternatives to traditional education. We’re are creating a space for learning, a place where knowledge, skills and ideas can be actively shared.

By creating an open, active learning space we will explore alternative mechanisms of social learning and peer skill sharing which take the teacher out of the equation.In Ireland we are constantly told that education is a mechanism for producing ‘skilled workers’ for the ‘knowledge economy’. We believe the motivation behind real learning is a joy in the act of learning itself.Isaac Azimov said ‘Any one of us at any time can be educated in any subject that strikes our fancy’: We aim to strike your fancy by making a fun space where play, doing and learning are inseparable.
This one day project is a proof of concept - our ultimate aim is to support the development of permanent academies of self directed learning across the country.So come, bring your instruments, talents, projects, books, anything - Learn Something, Share Something, Do Something.
We have a limited number of free tickets for the event - although we'll also be open to anyone who pays into the full Dublin Contemporary exhibition. If you're interested in participating please send an email to openlearningireland@gmail.com We'd especially like to hear from you if you want to run a workshop of some sort!

Events Calendar

Tomorrow

  • Sacred Harp

    • 18 May, 2012
    • 7:00pm

This Week

  • IPMS

    • 19 May, 2012
    • 10:00am
  • Tango Flow Workshop

    • 19 May, 2012
    • 12:00pm
  • Pirate Party of Ireland

    • 19 May, 2012
    • 4:30pm
  • Howayas

    • 19 May, 2012
    • 6:30pm
  • Tango-Flow

    • 20 May, 2012
    • 12:00pm

This Month

  • Exchange Focus

    • 21 May, 2012
    • 8:00pm
    • Collaborative photography group, doing workshops and tutorials in technique.
  • Africa Week

    • 21 May, 2012
    • all day
  • Unit 1

    • 22 May, 2012
    • 7:00pm
    • Monthly night of Performance Art (fourth Tuesday of every month) 7pm Free admission. www.performanceartnetwork.ie
  • Exchange Arts

    • 23 May, 2012
    • 4:00pm
    • Our regular all-ages art workshop. Come create the next masterpiece or just have a good oul' doodle. 4pm every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
  • Collective Meeting

    • 23 May, 2012
    • 7:00pm
    • Democracy in Action! Weekly meeting for organization and new content to be proposed
  • Hoodooville Closed Rehearsal

    • 24 May, 2012
    • 9:00am
  • Mario's Screenings

    • 24 May, 2012
    • 6:00pm
  • Simon Community

    • 24 May, 2012
    • all day
  • Worksearch 2.0

    • 25 May, 2012
    • 10:30am
  • Simon Community Gallery Launch

    • 25 May, 2012
    • 12:00pm
  • Sacred Harp

    • 25 May, 2012
    • 6:00pm
  • Outreach Moldova Fashion Show

    • 25 May, 2012
    • 8:00pm
    • Fashion show in aid of ORM with Corina.
  • Africa Day

    • 25 May, 2012
    • all day
  • Exchange Market

    • 26 May, 2012
    • 12:00pm
  • Olivier Cornet printing workshop

    • 27 May, 2012
    • 12:00pm
  • Tango Practica

    • 27 May, 2012
    • 5:30pm
  • Exchange Focus

    • 28 May, 2012
    • 8:00pm
    • Collaborative photography group, doing workshops and tutorials in technique.
  • May Fly Clothes Swap

    • 29 May, 2012
    • 6:30pm
  • mario exhibition (gallery)

    • 29 May, 2012
    • all day
  • Exchange Arts

    • 30 May, 2012
    • 4:00pm
    • Our regular all-ages art workshop. Come create the next masterpiece or just have a good oul' doodle. 4pm every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
  • Collective Meeting

    • 30 May, 2012
    • 7:00pm
    • Democracy in Action! Weekly meeting for organization and new content to be proposed
  • 'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me' Focus Ireland Theatre

    • 30 May, 2012
    • 8:00pm
  • Cork Midsummer festival project

    • 31 May, 2012
    • 9:00am