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Are Academics Irrelevant - roles for scholars in participatory researchThe idea of participatory research and its various related forms (collaborative research, action research, participatory action research), as a way to assist community self determination, has exploded in popularity over the last decade. As a practitioner of the method, however, I have become ...
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Critical Pedagogy: Where Are We Now? - Peter McLaren and Joe L. KincheloeOur educational system is in turmoil. Many would argue that it has been assaulted and oversimplified by the right. There is growing concern that we are becoming a liberal nation-state with an increasingly anti-liberal population and an electorate that is disinterested in politics. In this ...
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Critical Constructivism Primer - Joe KincheloeThe Critical Constructivism Primer introduces education students to the study of knowledge; how it is inscribed by particular values and produced in problematic ways; whose interests it serves; and how it shapes the identities of those who consume it. Critical constructivism is an ...
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Web tools for critical thinking - Harold JarcheA few years back, Dave Pollard wrote a post on critical thinking and it’s one that I’ve referred to a few times since. I think that real critical thinking is a key survival skill in our global, digital surround.
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Critical Thinking - It's a survival skill we all need - Dave PollardWhat I think really needs to be taught is critical thinking as a defensive skill. We all think logically, but we can be fooled. Inadvertently or maliciously. If I were to design a Critical Thinking course it would quickly cover the basic cognitive skills, and provide some exercises for students ...
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Creation Nets - Harnessing the Potential of Open InnovationOpen innovation has become the latest management buzzword. We would have to look long and hard to find an executive who does not agree with the basic premise of open innovation – that success in coming up with creative new value to offer to the marketplace depends upon connecting effectively ...
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The New Organization Model: Learning at Scale - The Big ShiftIn recent posts we've described a massive institutional transformation that will occur as part of the big shift: the move from institutions designed for scalable efficiency to institutions designed for scalable learning. The core questions we all need to address are: who will drive this ...
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Abandon Stocks, Embrace Flows - The Big ShiftThere's one easy way to see the growing value of flows of knowledge. Look at the movement of people and firms around the world. Many observers have declared that the world is flat, that location no longer matters in an era when technology provides connectivity on a global scale. If that is true, ...
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If you don’t understand why the Real Time Web is huge, you will soon - LearnstreamingHere are 5 reasons why Real Time Search will help the Real Time movement change the Web and your experience forever.
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Value is moving from stocks of knowledge toward flows of knowledge - LearnstreamingIn this environment, the source of value for the enterprise is moving from what John calls, “stocks of knowledge” (what we know at any given point in time) toward flows of knowledge (what we know at this current moment in time). Real-time “flows” of knowledge help an enterprise move at the pace ...
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