Comments for Anthony Cocciolo @ ThinkingProjects.org

Comment on Social Media Course Syllabus by Anthony Cocciolo

Anthony Cocciolo — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:29:05 +0000

Thanks Matt. I am teaching it again next year; it is going to get better.

Cheers,
Anthony

Comment on Social Media Course Syllabus by mxc

mxc — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:34:42 +0000

hey - just checked out your syllabus…link came up on google. looks great, hope the course is going well.

Matt C.

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Comment on Everything Bad is Good for You by Smelly Knowledge » Why TV for Kids Under Two is OK

Smelly Knowledge » Why TV for Kids Under Two is OK — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:28:19 +0000

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Comment on Everything Bad is Good for You by Lin Lin

Lin Lin — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:13:08 +0000

Anthony,

I cannot agree with you more! Being able to ask “why” is higher level of inquiries that the schools, somehow, have ignored. To put simply, I think this is because the society has continuously been emphasizing the scientific approach while downplaying the humanity aspect of human living conditions, and because it is difficult, and often impossible to resolve the “why.�?

You might be interested in reading about transformative learning, which is one of the important areas that adult education explores. Transformative theories (with important scholars such as Jack Mezirow, Patricia Cranton, and John Dirkx) look particularly into the issue of reflections. Problem-solving skills mostly deal with content and process reflections. However, to ask why is to help engage in premise reflection.

Lin