Monthly Archives: October 2020

Learning Spaces Iceberg

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

This infographic represents the complexity of learning space discourse and points to the experiential value of the ‘hidden depths’ where the space is least understood because it is least represented and least visible – who are the advocates for the … Continue reading →

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Audio reflection

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

My colleague Jo Outteridge encouraged participants in our Active Learning Network meeting on ‘Active and Reflective Learning’ to produce a resource together by incorporating examples of reflective learning from our various areas of practice. Jo introduced models of reflective and … Continue reading →

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Being part of something – having a sense of presence #activelearning

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

The idea of ‘being’ is about presence and is central to an active learning philosophy. It reflects two things: personal identity and social presence in the learning environment. Lehman and Conceicao (2010) describe this as ‘being there’ and ‘being together’. … Continue reading →

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Non-human actors and experience

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

I have touched on Actor-Network Theory (ANT) in a previous post and the challenging idea that many actors are non-human – they are therefore actors without the potential to intentionally affect change. Objects, ideas, and processes have a role and … Continue reading →

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The problem with communities… a consideration of alternatives

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Andrew Middleton

Why do I explore ideas like being, belonging and becoming in relation to networks, but I hardly talk about communities any more? In this post I will look at why networks and affinity spaces more than communities have come to … Continue reading →

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