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…What even IS teaching?
Today I attended a Philosophy lecture discussing a paper which gave a whole new approach to teaching. As students, we do so much learning but never think about what teaching is. Fisher and Tallant, in their paper “What does it mean to teach?”, argue that you don’t even need to learn anything for something to …
What Does Teaching Mean to You?
April 11, 2019
By Digital Communications team member, Immanuelle Kant. I’ve just attended an interesting lecture on Andy Fisher and Jonathan Tallant’s Philosophy of Teaching where we discussed the enduring question: ‘What Does It Mean to Teach?’. I am going to breakdown the main ideas from the lecture to give you a better insight into what a Philosophy lecture …
Teaching: It’s Not What You Think It Is! An insight to Philosophy Lectures at the University of Nottingham
Hey soon to be University of Nottingham philosophy students! Ever wondered what a philosophy lecture at the University of Nottingham might be like? Well we’ve got just the blog post for you! We sat in on a philosophy lecture discussing Fisher and Tallant’s paper ‘What does it mean to teach?’ and we’re here to tell …
Lecture Taster: Does teaching depend on you?
April 9, 2019
By Digital Communications team member Consuela Phalange as part of the lecture taster campaign. consuela.phalange@notnotts.ac.uk Twitter @consuelaphalange000 I just came back from Fisher and Tallant’s latest lecture which offers a new answer to the age-old question ‘What it Means to Teach’. 1) Why Judgement-dependent? Andy Fisher, the lecturer, offers the judgement-dependent account because the traditional …
The Power Of Teaching Is In Your Hands
April 3, 2019
Today I attended a super interesting Philosophy lecture here at the Uni of Notts about defining teaching. We discussed a fascinating paper by Fisher and Tallant (lecturers at the Uni no less!) who introduce teaching as judgement-dependent. Don’t fear. I’m here to explain all! 1. The Problem With Teaching ‘What is teaching?’. An important but …