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Method: Empathy Interview
A 30-minute paired exercise that deepens understanding of practicum challenges through role-play, centering respectful, context-aware inquiry.
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Introduction (5 min):
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Select one concrete challenge from your practicum.
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Choose to be interviewed as yourself or to adopt the role of a stakeholder (e.g., learner, teacher, caregiver).
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Select one concrete challenge from your practicum.
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Conduct the Interview (10 min)
In pairs, alternate roles:
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Interviewer asks questions in four broad categories—then you craft your own to keep it focused.
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Experience Description (e.g., “What happened in that moment?”)
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Perspective Taking (e.g., “How might the learner have felt?”)
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Environment & Interaction (e.g., “What role did the space play?”)
- Solutions & Growth (e.g., “What support would have helped?”)
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Experience Description (e.g., “What happened in that moment?”)
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Interviewee responds in character, surfacing emotions, needs, and ideas.
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Interviewer asks questions in four broad categories—then you craft your own to keep it focused.
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Debrief & Insight Capture (10 min)
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Share surprises, emotions, and new angles.
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Note three key insights for possible solutions.
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Share surprises, emotions, and new angles.
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Group Share (5 min)
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Each pair names one insight and a next-step idea.
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Each pair names one insight and a next-step idea.
Cultural & Contextual Sensitivity:
Honour varied identities and power dynamics by co-constructing questions, inviting voluntary role-play, and ensuring every voice shapes empathetic, equitable design.