Since we are talking about rhizomes I thought tillage is also important. Tillage is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. One of the advantages of tilling the soil is that … Continue reading →

Just started Dave Cormier’s Rhizomataic Learning:  The Content is the Community on the P2PU platform. Week 1 Challenge – Use cheating as a weapon. How can you use the idea of cheating as a tool to take apart the structures … Continue reading →

Much of what we think about the world we believe on the basis of what other people say. But is this trust in other people’s testimony justified? This week, we’ll investigate how this question was addressed by two great philosophers … Continue reading →

We all live with some sense of what is good or bad, some feelings about which ways of conducting ourselves are better or worse. But what is the status of these moral beliefs, senses, or feelings? Should we think of … Continue reading →

In week 3 we contemplate the question: What is it to have a mind? What are the special properties that beings with minds have? What sorts of things have those properties: animals? Infants? Computers?In this week we discuss some of … Continue reading →

We know a lot of things – or, at least, we think we do. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that studies knowledge; what it is, and the ways we can come to have it. This week, we’ll look at … Continue reading →

My next MOOC has just started. It is called Introduction to Philosophy  by by Dr. Dave Ward, Professor Duncan Pritchard, Dr. Alasdair Richmond, Dr. Allan Hazlett, Dr. Suilin Lavelle, Dr. Matthew Chrisman, Dr. Michela Massimi. It is another course from Coursera again from … Continue reading →

Today’s prompt: This is TDC 601! That is 106 backwards! Draw something 106ish backwards There are some days when your creative juices are overflowing. Then there are some days when you don’t have a clue. Today is one of those … Continue reading →

Today’s prompt: Has this age still got elegance, take a photo of 21st century elegance. Yes, this age has still got elegance, more so in the field of education than any other. Today’s learner is not just a passive receptor … Continue reading →

Today’s prompt: Celebrate the 600th Daily Create! Express 600 in a drawing without using numbers. I got this one immediately. No second thoughts in my mind. Represent 600??? 600 watts? 600 sq.ft? 600 items on pinterest? 600 pounds??? No that … Continue reading →

Today’s prompt: It’s Her Birthday! Doodle @GiuliaForsythe some visual notes on the ideal way to celebrate! After my success with yesterday’s drawing prompt, I was more confident. So I picked up a bigger, better drawing and attempted to draw it. … Continue reading →

Today’s prompt: Draw an insect in a way that makes it cuddly or adorable. I racked my brains for this one. The only person who might consider my drawing good enough would be my son. He has a lot to learn. Ary’s post has given me some confidence that I am not all alone in […]

Physical pain is something that I cannot bear and deliberately inflicting pain upon yourself (eg. tattooing, piercing, etc. ) is beyond my comprehension. So when I saw one of my best frainger’s tattooed arm, I was a bit shaken. I couldn’t understand why she would do this. Then I got the context. She had joined […]

Reblogged from Classrooms and Staffrooms: Bloom's Taxonomy is always talked about in education showing the different learning objectives that pupils should achieve. For a more up to date version have a look at the pedagogy wheel which gives examples of actions and activities that pupils can engage in according to the four objectives of: remember/understand, […]