Leonard Rosen (leonard_rosen@gse.harvard.edu)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 11:55:33 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 11:55:33 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: Leonard Rosen <leonard_rosen@gse.harvard.edu> Subject: Learning Styles Thread
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Hello, all.
My background is in literary studies and composition
studies, not education per se--though I have taught in the
classroom, successfully I hope, for 20 years. Forgive me,
but as I follow the discussion on learning styles, I find
myself unable to share the fervant involvement of other
list members.
In my class at Harvard this term (Pedagogy and Technology
in the Humanities), I have insisted that in addition to
reading hypertext theory that we read a work of literature
for each class--the reason being that absent something
definite to point to (a text), I find that discussions that
are purely theory based spin off into the ozone rather
quickly and that I (and my students) simply don't know what
to do with them (the discussions). No doubt my lack of
patience for "pure" theoretical discussions is my problem;
still, might I suggest to the group that we read a single
text and that, for a time at least, we offer our
theoretical observations based on, pointing to, that text.
This approach has the advantage of being definite--a help
to me, anyway.
Any takers? I offer an extraordinary memoir as said text:
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," by Jean-Dominique
Bauby. Bauby was editor-in-chief of Elle magazine (France)
and was struck down by a massive stroke, which left him
paralyzed except for the ability to blink his right eyelid.
He retained full mental function. Using this eyelid to
communicate, he "dictated" this brief memoir--stunning in
the richness of observationa and reflection.
So--my suggestion to ground our discussion. Perhaps others
have other suggestions; what's important and useful, I
think, is that we all point to the same object as we
continue to discuss learning styles (and anything else).
Cheers!
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Leonard Rosen
Email: leonard_rosen@harvard.edu
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
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