tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post5978202392253968455..comments2024-03-28T11:36:22.391-04:00Comments on Half an Hour: My VivaStephen Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-51997800112478124382015-04-12T11:09:39.358-04:002015-04-12T11:09:39.358-04:00Metaphors are closely associated with constructivi...Metaphors are closely associated with constructivist approaches to education which<br />dominate contemporary discourses of learning and teaching and which are grounded<br />in the notion that “cognition is the result of mental construction” in which “(k)nowledge<br />of reality [<br />...<br />] (arises) through the interaction of that knowledge with the context in<br />which it is presented and with the knower’s pre-existing knowledge” (Ortony, 1993)<br /><br />I read this in a paper (http://w3.unisa.edu.au/researcheducation/contact/documents/mcculloch-2013.pdf) concerning the metaphor for the experience of a getting the Ph D.<br />Metaphor makes more sense as a connectivist phenomena. Two disparate things come to connect and help illuminate understanding and pattern recognition.OhSherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615016542697221174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-85559655231860849202015-04-09T10:26:45.715-04:002015-04-09T10:26:45.715-04:00Bonjour Stephen,
Thanks for this imaginative post....Bonjour Stephen,<br />Thanks for this imaginative post.<br />Speaking of imagination, it seems like this post is based on a model; a model of the discussion at an oral defense. Here are the typical questions and here are your answers.<br />I would think that McGill committee would confer a Ph D for the work and argument to defend the work based on the new parameters for doctoral degrees as outlined in The white Paper on The Future of The Ph D in The Humanities. (https://www.mcgill.ca/iplai/files/iplai/white_paper_on_the_future_of_the_phd_in_the_humanities_dec_2013_1.pdf )<br /><br />At one point in the answers you explain your work/contribution as being the life's work you've undertaken as a result of your insights and understanding about learning, social interactions, and new knowledge developments. Constructivism fails to explain new knowledge construction. <br /><br />The suggestions at last answer for the politics in a society that adopts and instantiates autonomy, diversity, cooperation etc., also point to new directions for research wherein autonomy would be a recognized pattern as opposed to a construction. So if you have conditions abc then autonomy may result. <br /><br />I think I'm going to reblog this...and challenge others to <br />a.) write their own oral defense questions <br />b.) evaluate the answers on a pass/fail basis like the committee does.<br /><br />Merci,<br />SheriOhSherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615016542697221174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-637582985332736532015-04-05T11:59:00.385-04:002015-04-05T11:59:00.385-04:00Dear Stephen, I have three questions. If you have ...Dear Stephen, I have three questions. If you have time and interest in answering them, that would help my neural network a lot.<br />1. Is the concept of "knowledge" necessary for learning?<br />2. If "yes", is there difference between an individual's knowledge and collective knowledge (if there is such a thing as "collective knowledge")?<br />3. What is "language" in connectivism?<br />Thank you in advance.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735596307002897694noreply@blogger.com