Reading notes and writings and mutterings and some digressions by Orest Kinasevych
Notes made from various academic readings and presentations.
“Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a process that replaces classic problem-based analysis of institutional deficiencies with large-scale collaborative exploration of what is working well within an organization.” (para 6)
Willingham, D. T. (2005). Do Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learners Need Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Instruction? American Educator. Retrieved July 1, 2008, from here. The article argues that although learners may have modalities, there’s no evidence that supports differentiating instruction to suit the modalities. Confirming that modality may exist in learners… “… it’s likely that … Read more
Miller, J. P., & Seller, W. (1990). Curriculum, Perspectives and Practice. Mississauga: Copp Clark Pittman. (Ch 9, pp 205-209) “A Transmission Model: Gagne’s Instructional Design System” (Ch 9) Book describes Robert Gagne’s system for curriculum development. Addresses “competency-based education” Claims that this system is “… closer to a science of education than other approaches …” … Read more
“The constructivist approach to learning is founded on the idea that the learner creates new meaning by connecting what they already have learned and experienced with what they are currently learning.” (p. 50)
“Heterogeneous cooperative grouping is also seen as the antidote to the systematic alienation of women and students of color …” (p. 20)
“… the sizable majority seem to have turned to a community college as their means of entering Canadian society and eventually its economy.”
“A college has a responsibility to enhance the economic and social well-being of Manitoba through the provision of a broad range of educational opportunities …” (section 3)
“No one is just an artist and nothing else, and in so far as one approximates that condition, he is so much the less developed human being …”
“Governments, in particular, as the major sponsors of the college idea, have always held a large stake in determining what they shall be an how they shall undertake their mission.” (p. 170)
“These principles include institutional responsiveness to community needs, the maintenance of a comprehensive curriculum, institutional emphasis upon teaching and providing services to students, and the articulation, if not necessarily the application of democratic values in institutional governance.” (p. 105) (per Levin and Dennison 1989)