paideia Tag

06 Jun

Posted at 07:00h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12

A great tool to assure a syntopical approach to learning is Mortimer Adler's work The Great Ideas, and his collection of essays which divide Humanities education into the pursuit of understanding 102 Great Ideas. For more information please visit: The Center for the Study of the Great Ideas The Great Books Foundation Paideia Active Learning Center We suggest students research more on these websites concerning the “Great Ideas,” Mortimer Adler, “paideia learning” strategies and why a philosophical approach is for everyone.  These sites also give a general overview of the importance of a liberal arts education for all. In his academic career, Mortimer...

15 Mar

Posted at 07:32h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12

Confluence Courseware suggests appropriate interpretive and analytic questions in order to facilitate great classroom conversations (virtually or face-to-face) as well as prompts for academic essays and project-based learning experiences in an effort to provide a truly interdisciplinary, liberal arts education.  As such, this digital courseware is organized around the principles of the Paideia method (from the Greek paidos meaning “upbringing”) which incorporates three aspects of learning: the Socratic conversation, lecturing or didactic teaching, and experiential learning.  This pedagogic method focuses on building a strong foundation of basic skills, thinking skills, and personal qualities that can be used for the learner’s...

08 Mar

Posted at 07:16h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12

Syntopical thinking, also known as synthesis, is the touchstone of a liberal arts education and syntopical reading is the most important type of reading in the Humanities so that we may form the most informed evaluative positions about the works that we explore.   In fact, according to Bloom’s taxonomy, synthesis, evaluation and creation are usually considered among the highest level critical thinking skills that we aspire to in education. For more information please visit Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Levels. Instructions:  Please research more on the levels of cognition.  Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above. A great tool...

31 Jul

Posted at 22:15h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12

Socratic Conversation, Lecturing or Didactic teaching, and Experiential Learning Confluence Courseware guides suggest appropriate interpretive and analytic questions in order to facilitate great classroom conversations as well as prompts for academic essays and project-based learning experiences in an effort to provide a truly interdisciplinary, liberal arts education. As such, this course is organized around the principles of the Paideia method (from the Greek paidos meaning “upbringing”) which incorporates three aspects of learning: the Socratic conversation, lecturing or didactic teaching, and experiential learning. This pedagogic method focuses on building a strong foundation of basic skills, thinking skills, and personal qualities that can...