I’ve got the power. Why teaching is actually dependent on you.
May 2, 2019
So I have just sat in on a philosophy lecture that asked ‘what does it mean to teach?’. I know what you are thinking… duh, teaching is when learning occurs. Or, even, only when someone has the intention to bring about learning. However, Fisher and Tallant claim that neither learning nor intention are necessary conditions for …
So you think you’ve been taught…
It often seems that Philosophers are out to confuse you about things that you thought you knew, well here’s another one for you! I rolled out of bed to my 9am this morning and learnt how teaching is judgement dependent…I was as stumped as you are, but read on to see a typical study topic …
Do we need a new concept of teaching? (UoN Philosophy Taster Lecture)
April 5, 2019
After sitting in a philosophy lecture today, I realised that philosophy makes you question EVERYTHING. Including teaching. Image source We discussed Andy Fisher and Jonathan Tallant’s alternative view of teaching. It was so interesting I decided to write a blog about it! What is teaching? 1. Learning Teaching is when someone learns, right? Not necessarily! …