Martin Owen (t.m.owen@bangor.ac.uk)
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:45:17 +0000
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:45:17 +0000 From: Martin Owen <t.m.owen@bangor.ac.uk> Subject: Re: IFETS-DISCUSS Digest - 12 Oct 1999 to 13 Oct 1999
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Ania reposnds:
>Any explanations by
>good teachers of "good teaching practices" will inevitably be another set
>of reified beliefs. They will be reified because they will entrench
>pedagogy within the beliefs as to what works (is good) and what does (is)
>not. As if goodness and working out could be reduced to a system of
>inherently good procedures. What we need, in my view, are principles which
>explore the notion of learning as a process of constructive
>(re)construction:-):-) They are highly theretical issues which require
>creative/critical reflection supported by development of innovative
>educational conditions particular to specific educational fields. This of
>course does not mean that the act of learning should be limited to
>exploration of these singular fields.
A community of relflective practitioners, attempting to create a reflexive
practice can only constitute as such if hey continue to be reflective and
reflexive in their practice. Yes, I agree with Ania, this is verydifficult
and there are many reasons why teachers do not engage in the process. Much
has to do with the status we accord teachers and the expectations of
teachers in control over their own professionalism. Some of has to do with
the ways teacher educators and researchers have behaved towards eachers.
I do not think that these issues are "theory free" . However I feel that
theory should be grounded and that learning should be situated (see Lave J
" Situated Learning; Legitimate Peripheral Participation", wenger, E CUP
1994).
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>> explore the full impact of intereactivity. Interactivy with machine is
>> potentially significant, however imteracting with many people over
>> distances is much more exciting (IMHO).
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>I think that it is widely thought that people when on the net they
>interact with a machine.
Do they? Is this true of the telephone and the postal service? Aina ... I
hope you are not the ultimate Turing test trial winner :-)
<<Of course the reason why I mistype is to fool people into thinking I am
not a machine>>
Martin
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