Integrative Philosophy as Meta-Pedagogy
Integrating four modalities of philosophy as archetypal paideia
Transformative : Informative : Contemplative : Generative
How the modes of Meta-pedagogy provide Integrative balance
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integrative balance between four takes on the reality of the world : existential, substrative, noumenal, essential
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integrative balance between four patterns of curriculum oriented to the world: agonistic, logistic, dialectic, problematic
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integrative balance between four positions of teacher perspective: personal, objective, diaphanic, disciplinary
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integrative balance between principles of learning: creative, elemental, comprehensive, reflexive
Transformative Meta-pedagogy
Existential World
vivid experience, immediately lived, historically contingent
Agonistic Curriculum
paradoxical, contrasting concepts
Personal Teaching
subjective, idiocentric, self-referent, I, we as exclusive group
Creative Learning
volitional, making a difference in which the new replaces the old
Generative Meta-pedagogy
Essential World
gradated patterns, functions and values, realisable in nature and experience
Synoptic Curriculum
problematic, analysis of features, whole and parts seen together as form and matter of the same holistic function
Disciplinary Teaching
community of inquiry, disciplinary and transdisciplinary
Reflexive Learning
Autonomously active self-completion of specific nature, actualisation of variety of intrinsic functions
Informative Meta-pedagogy
Substrative World
Invisible, material particles, vitalistic forces, underlying causes
Logistic Curriculum
computational, relating discrete (simple) units, mechanical
Objective Teaching
impersonal, dispassionate, observing objects & effects, it
Elemental Learning
simple, self-same, repetitious, recycling the same basic element, nature or essence
Contemplative Meta-pedagogy
Noumenal World
transcending appearances, transphenomenal, supersensible, eternally perfect realm, ideal
Dialectical Curriculum
sublational, synthetic unity of contrasts, emerging wholes
Diaphanic Teaching
religious, witness to higher wisdom, revelation of absolute knowledge
Comprehensive Learning
all-embracing, hierarchically, encompassing, perfect form of the whole
Modality Toolkit
Questions for Synthesis
Questions for personal synthesis
How would you stack its four modes in order of relevance to your own personal philosophy of teaching?
Where would you place this modality in order of preference in the practice of Integrative Teaching (compared to meta-pedagogy, depth didactics, thinking in community and curriculum synergy.
Where would you place this modality in overall order of preference out of all sixteen modalities?
Questions for technical eclecticism
Which of the four component modes could enhance learning in your core Integrative practice?
How might this modality as a whole enhance any other modalities you are using?
Which techniques would you want to experiment with to improve your practice?
Questions for theoretical integration
What is the sixfold interplay between these four modes of practice?
What are the contrasts between the modes which make it difficult but still important to practice together?
Why is this modality essential to enhancing the other modalities of integrative teaching?
Questions for assimilative integration
How could the construction of this modality be improved?
How well does it correlate with other fields of practice not included in the EduSynthesis map?
Which missing aspects of theory might provide a better alternative in a map of your own practice?
What are your personal preferences for imaginative teaching as an adult learner?
How you can appreciate different uses of language for educational purposes: oral language, writing, theoretic writing, reflexive writing?
How can you enhance your own academic writing in higher education?
How can you utilise imaginative teaching resources in your practice to engage learners?
How could you include all four kinds of understanding in one framework?
Teaching Exercises
How would you stack its four modes in order of relevance to your own personal philosophy of teaching?
Mentoring Exercises
Which of the four component modes could enhance learning in your core Integrative practice?
Leadership Exercises
What is the sixfold interplay between these four modes of practice?
Sustainability Exercises
How could the construction of this modality be improved?