Chapter 7
Quote: “In the new information economy, expertise is less about a stockpile of information or facts at one’s disposal and increasingly about knowing how to find and evaluate information on a given topic.” Question: With the shifting views of what demonstrates “intelligence” and “knowing” how can 20th century “thinkers” and 21st century “thinkers” coexist productively in the workplace? Would one devalue the other’s knowledge and vice versa? Connection: The change from “stockpile information” to finding and evaluating information connected with the multitude of my friends that got jobs at tech companies in San Francisco after graduation. Graduating from a research school, UCSB, most of my friend studies things like psychology and global studies, and now they are working in tech. The intelligence of my friends was not evaluated by these companies by taking a test. They were evaluated on their ability to express novel ideas that required high level critical thought. Epiphany/aha: This chapter helped me to put concrete meaning to what I feel many of my friends are doing with their education. Chapter 8 Quote: “The richness of experience and social agency produced by hanging out and the sense of embodiment and personal agency created by messing around, combined with the sense of making produces what we think is the ultimate goal of indwelling; learning. Geeking out provides an experiential, embodied sense of learning within a rich social context of peer interaction, feedback, and knowledge construction enabled by a technological infrastructure that promotes ‘intense, autonomous, interest driven’ learning.” Question: Each aspect builds on one another. Is it possible to use one or parts of these ideas? Connection: Although all of the terms clearly connect with this class it was through this chapter I saw the strong connection between the principals of geeking of and this class. Epiphany/aha: This chapter connected all the ideas of this book for me because I was able to see the linear connections to all of the three ideas. I was able to see the relationship between them and the interactions amongst them. Chapter 9 Quote: “And where imaginations play, learning happens” Question: Will administrators be open to “playful learning”? Connection: This idea really connections to the 20% project for me. I am genuinely excited to start my research. By allowing people a space to explore their own interest is connects learning with feelings of happiness. And who does love that?!Projects like the 20% project give people an “excuse” to explore their interests. Epiphany/aha: I had that epiphany that play could simply be incorporated through student choice and experimentation. These ideas are not commonly associated with English but it can be done through different writing styles, types of reading materials and projects students do.
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Matthew L.
4/26/2016 09:51:43 am
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