Post Human Pedagogy For Enhancing Human Intellectual Capacity
November 27, 2010 by Sindhu Radhakrishnan
POST HUMAN PEDAGOGY- Based on Problem Based Learning (Hybrid of EXPERIENTIAL and COGNITIVE approaches) for COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT and KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION.
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DECISION
“Post Human condition end of Life Long Learning ” ( Edwards 2010)
“Lifelong learning is an intervention to beat challenges, reduce unpredictability and uncertainty among humans on a lifelong basis”( Edwards 2010)
“A pedagogy of lifelong learning is a pedagogy of Critical thinking” (Hinchliffe 2006)
“Cognitive skills like critical thinking refers to the cognitive based approach, and its objective is to develop a thinking process capable of producing a higher level of thought, expressed in more rigorous analysis and argument, better problem identification and better problem solving” (Toohey 1999)
“Study based on experience is a continuous process. It refers to experiential or personal relevance approach, which helps the learner to perform a task, solve a problem or live in a more satisfying way, and the learning experiences are organised around life situations rather than according to subject matter units” (Toohey 1999)
“From a pedagogical perspective, communication facilities for discussion and argument through technology-mediated learning and collaborative learning enable the learners to articulate their ideas and learn in a reflective setting” (Oliver and Herrington 2003).
“Multiple synchronicities of online communication help to overcome the threshold caused by the ‘troublesome’ areas of curriculum” (Bayne 2010)
Just to share
Imagining this as a constructivist approach to overcome troublesome knowledge and attain posthumanism?
The visual image really captures a sense of ‘multiple synchronicities’ mentioned in the quotations above. I am still pndering the second part of the quoatation though … does this really ‘help to overcome the threshold caused by the ‘troublesome’ areas of curriculum’ or create other ‘troublesome spaces’?
Thanks for this, some food for thought here.
Linda
Thank you for the feedback.
Can we agree that as learners in a digital knowledge space , we have the opportunity to enjoy certain amount of democracy-for discussion,argument,co-construction,analysis and reflection with the help of various digital environments. A social dimension of learning is possible for retention,understanding and active use of knowledge . Is this a constructive way of dealing with problems of understanding?
Sindhu, what a great choice of video. I really like the way you have used this as a way of exploring the idea of troublesomeness, and the capacity to achieve understanding (if not enlightenment!) by adopting various strategies for engaging with the ‘trouble’. For me, the message is less to do with ‘overcoming’ troublesomeness, and more to do with using it energetically…
Sian
Thanks for the feedback. So an energetic strategy with a
creative solution for cognitive enhancement which leads to posthumanism!