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Sunday
29 October
Afternoon Group Session |
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D48
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Session
a) Constructivism & Storyline |
Dr Ulf Schwänke talks about how our imaginations shape our perception of reality – and how storyline teachers can make use of this concept.
What we see is in many cases not what is really behind it. The tree is green to humans but not necessarily to other creatures who interpret the fraction of light in a different way. From a constructivistic view man is making up "reality", rather than having a direct access to it. In the past many teachers have tried to evaluate the pupils' achievements in an "objective" way just the same as managers in businesses have believed in financial figures alone. But as more and more educators, psychologists, or economists take a systemic perspective they become aware of the confinements of perception. In this illustrated talk the obvious (and some not so obvious) consequences for using Storyline in teaching are discussed.
Dr Ulf Schwänke MA
Trainer in Adult Education and University Lecturer, Techniker Krankenkasse (health insurance company) and Universität Hamburg, Germany
The author is working as trainer for Techniker Krankenkasse (one of the major health insurance companies in Germany) and additionally as lecturer of education at the Hamburg university. Recent publications: "Die Storyline-Methode". Donauwörth 2005 and "Storyline in action", an article in a forthcoming book edited by Beate and Jos Letschert.
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D48
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Session
b) Open Architectures & Democratic Learning |
This session will examine the relationships between Storyline, Project Method and Design Challenges as opportunities for more democratic learning.
Terry Wrigley
Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Moray House School of EducationProfile
Terry Wrigley's teaching, research and writing spans and connects diverse fields of interest: school development, pedagogy, curriculum studies, and social justice. He edits the journal Improving Schools and has written two books The Power to Learn (2000) and Schools of Hope (2003). He has worked in education over 30 years, as a secondary school teacher, LEA staff development manager, inspector and university lecturer.
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