#Wildthink thinking about learning journeys and landscapes #fieldwork #learning

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Using geography as a metaphor for learning and thinking about a simple distinction between two extreme types of learning journeys. Advocating value of serendipitous, playful and risky learning where the journey is uncertain. These are the principles underpinning our Wildthink CPD adventures.

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Learning journeys #Wildthink• Can be safe or risky• Can be linear or windy• Can be set on superhighways designed for speed and ease or in

bumpy and rugged terrains that slow progress but encourage different views

• Can start with the destination in sight or discover it along the way• Can offer new directions mid -journey• Can be marshalled or accompanied• Can be serious or playful

Let’s keep our options open ...

Linear target driven

Explorative

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HERE BE DRAGONS

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Wilderness walks

UNCHARTED TERRITORYUnplanned paths

Time to stop & stare

Imagining spots

IdeasConversations & chats

Risk

Wonder

Emotional encounters

! Accident Black Spot

Checkpoint

Superhighway

Jam

Timed Tasks

!Explorative

Linear target driven

Learning Routes

At one extreme, a linear journey with very clear boundaries can be like the channelisation of a stream – a flood of creativity could cause flooding and muddy the landscape.

Is learning more about getting to the destination quickly?

Is it time to put the meanders back into learning?