Hi All,
Welcome back from what I hope was a relaxing break.
The focus of next week’s class as we are all aware is Social Pedagogies, more specifically “authentic learning”. I came upon a good article by Herrington and Oliver (2000), which I hope will guide/inform our discussions. I want to initiate with the following question:
- What is “authentic learning” and what is authentic about it?
Sounds great! My hope in unpacking the term is to bring to light the purpose/effectiveness of this pedagogical design and its relation to the CCSS.
Great initiating question, Belinda! I think that is a term we can certainly untangle.
“Social Pedagogies” is one you might not find so easily–since we haven’t really published that material yet. You’ll be seeing a preview version. So don’t worry about that–start with the “authentic” question, and then I’ll explain and we’ll talk about social pedagogies.
And I’d like it if maybe we can touch a bit on the purpose/effectiveness of these kinds of frameworks/definitions overall.
See you all next week!