Chapter 7 Knowing, Making, and Playing
Quote: “In play, therefore, learning is not driven by a logical calculus but by a more lateral, imaginative way of thinking and feeling instead.
Thomas, Douglas; Seely Brown, John (2011-03-12). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change (Kindle Locations 1403-1404). CreateSpace. Kindle Edition.
Question: Can someone be all three frames: homo sapiens, homo faber, and homo ludens? or is someone more one than the other?
Connection: I can see the importance of having all three of these frames. Each of these frames will push our global society towards a different/much more self driven path than what we are doing for learners now.
Epiphany: I realized that the most important moments in learning are when a person is exploring as they are trying to figure something out. When their imagination/curiosity is driving their thinking in a game and creating a place for them to experiment, using their ideas becomes a very a powerful tool for learning.
Chapter 8 Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out
Quote: Geeking out asks the question: How can I utilize the available resources, both social and technological, for deep exploration?
Thomas, Douglas; Seely Brown, John (2011-03-12). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change (Kindle Locations 1488-1489). CreateSpace. Kindle Edition.
Question: Are these three stages (Hanging out, messing around, and geeking out) innate to the new generations?
Connection: I see how important technology driven social interaction is to our new society and the up-and-coming generations of learners. Therefore, it is crucial for all master learners/teachers to bring all that into the classroom to create more meaningful lessons.
Epiphany: I realized that the stages described in this chapter indicate the important steps towards successful learning moments. I see how important it is to let children create their own learning paths in education.
Chapter 9 The New Culture of Learning for a World of Constant Change
Quote: “And where imaginations play, learning happens.”
Thomas, Douglas; Seely Brown, John (2011-03-12). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change (Kindle Location 1713). CreateSpace. Kindle Edition.
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Question: How can we push for more educators to apply this new culture of learning?
Connection: I can see why in our courses for this program we are given opportunities to interact/share information during our discussion boards/online meetups. Collaborating as a collective will create a better understanding of content and also create new questions of inquiry brought forth because of these moments of collaboration.
Epiphany: When I finished reading the book I realized that it’s not the end of the journey, it’s the road to get there that makes learning successful. Throughout this journey a student/learner should be constantly collaborating, synthesizing our rich resources of information and using play/imagination to push forth through this “fluid knowledge”.
Quote: “In play, therefore, learning is not driven by a logical calculus but by a more lateral, imaginative way of thinking and feeling instead.
Thomas, Douglas; Seely Brown, John (2011-03-12). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change (Kindle Locations 1403-1404). CreateSpace. Kindle Edition.
Question: Can someone be all three frames: homo sapiens, homo faber, and homo ludens? or is someone more one than the other?
Connection: I can see the importance of having all three of these frames. Each of these frames will push our global society towards a different/much more self driven path than what we are doing for learners now.
Epiphany: I realized that the most important moments in learning are when a person is exploring as they are trying to figure something out. When their imagination/curiosity is driving their thinking in a game and creating a place for them to experiment, using their ideas becomes a very a powerful tool for learning.
Chapter 8 Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out
Quote: Geeking out asks the question: How can I utilize the available resources, both social and technological, for deep exploration?
Thomas, Douglas; Seely Brown, John (2011-03-12). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change (Kindle Locations 1488-1489). CreateSpace. Kindle Edition.
Question: Are these three stages (Hanging out, messing around, and geeking out) innate to the new generations?
Connection: I see how important technology driven social interaction is to our new society and the up-and-coming generations of learners. Therefore, it is crucial for all master learners/teachers to bring all that into the classroom to create more meaningful lessons.
Epiphany: I realized that the stages described in this chapter indicate the important steps towards successful learning moments. I see how important it is to let children create their own learning paths in education.
Chapter 9 The New Culture of Learning for a World of Constant Change
Quote: “And where imaginations play, learning happens.”
Thomas, Douglas; Seely Brown, John (2011-03-12). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change (Kindle Location 1713). CreateSpace. Kindle Edition.
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Question: How can we push for more educators to apply this new culture of learning?
Connection: I can see why in our courses for this program we are given opportunities to interact/share information during our discussion boards/online meetups. Collaborating as a collective will create a better understanding of content and also create new questions of inquiry brought forth because of these moments of collaboration.
Epiphany: When I finished reading the book I realized that it’s not the end of the journey, it’s the road to get there that makes learning successful. Throughout this journey a student/learner should be constantly collaborating, synthesizing our rich resources of information and using play/imagination to push forth through this “fluid knowledge”.