'Intellectual safe haven' and ba
Dr Brian and His Thoughts
I have been preoccupied by the Japanese notion of ba or 'safe harbour' as it is sometimes described in the literature on learning, particularly organizational learning. It seemed only the Japanese had picked up on this idea and practice.
So it was something of a shock, albeit a pleasant one, to come across a similar notion under the heading of Discursive Knowing in Piantanida & Garman (1999) The Qualitative Dissertation, page 4.
For some students, joining the study group is like coming home to an intellectual safe haven. Here, in the company of like minded students, they are able to share their nebulous ideas and "talk their way to clarity."
In my professional endeavours to support students, as they progress their Multimedia projects, I have taken the Harri-Augstein (1995) Learning Coach model (linked to the Three Dialogues) to feel my way into becoming, via SOL means, a competent Learning Coach. In this process I have had all students ("supervisees") meet together to do precisely this: talk their way to clarity. The link with Learning Conversations resounds.
I have been preoccupied by the Japanese notion of ba or 'safe harbour' as it is sometimes described in the literature on learning, particularly organizational learning. It seemed only the Japanese had picked up on this idea and practice.
So it was something of a shock, albeit a pleasant one, to come across a similar notion under the heading of Discursive Knowing in Piantanida & Garman (1999) The Qualitative Dissertation, page 4.
For some students, joining the study group is like coming home to an intellectual safe haven. Here, in the company of like minded students, they are able to share their nebulous ideas and "talk their way to clarity."
In my professional endeavours to support students, as they progress their Multimedia projects, I have taken the Harri-Augstein (1995) Learning Coach model (linked to the Three Dialogues) to feel my way into becoming, via SOL means, a competent Learning Coach. In this process I have had all students ("supervisees") meet together to do precisely this: talk their way to clarity. The link with Learning Conversations resounds.
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