ThirdPlaceLearning

ThirdPlaceLearners

GOAL: Edited book on TPL: Knowledge Bases

CALL FOR PAPERS TPL II.doc

What is Third Place Learning?
Sometimes in our lives we are faced with a disorienting dilemma that changes our worldview, our cultural values and beliefs … Could you share an example of such situation from your life or life of someone else, from a movie or a book…? See other examples...comment...write a blog... facilitate a forum ...
Looking forward to collaborating,
Mara

TPL may change one’s worldview; it transforms deep layers of one's cultural iceberg, hers/his “cage”, … I wish I had better words…You might?

 

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Srinivasan

hegemonies of cultural understanding 4 Replies

Started by Srinivasan. Last reply by Mara Alagic Feb 8.

Srinivasan

Visualizing, evaluating und measuring cultural mindfulness 2 Replies

Started by Srinivasan. Last reply by Glyn Rimmington Feb 5.

Latest Activity

13 hours ago
While trying to translate concepts that exist in one culture into another culture there is a loss or perhaps a reduction depending on the circumstances. If I am translating for somebody a concept from my culture and teh person has never travelled mu…
on Saturday
I like to think that in every translation you lose something and you gain something. I am not talking about a word or a phrase - I am thinking holistically. Being able to communicate with people in their own language streches your mind, especially i…
on Friday
I agree about our using "Western perspectives" when describing DDs. That is why we have redeveloped the simulator so it works in multiple languages. From our knowledge of chemistry, we understand about concentrations, diffusion, dilution and toxici…
on Friday

Notes

challenge

Gorjan told me this morning about a very famous guy in quantum computing who left his great position (and quantum computing) in order to write a book about The Future of Science. “The book describes a major shift now occurring in how scientific discoveries are made, a shift driven by online tools for collaboration and sharing of scientific information. The book describes both the great potential such tools have to improve how science is done, and the challenges that must be overcome to fully rea… Continue

Created by Mara Alagic Jun 22, 2009 at 2:39am. Last updated by Mara Alagic Jun. 22, 2009.

 
 

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Members

  • Lisa Lutz
  • Mara Alagic
  • Cristina Rubio Barba
  • Srinivasan
  • Glyn Rimmington
  • Deborah A. Gordon
  • Junko Saruhashi
  • Kim Burkhalter
  • Juan José Talavera Martínez
  • Darren Long
  • Nancy Hope
  • Susana Paloma Pérez Boronat
 

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