Mentor Conclave 2015 - Mentor Inspires - Dr. G Balasubramaniam - Special Focus on Integrating Math,...
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Mentor INSPIRES
Dr. G BalasubramaniamFormer Director, AcademicsCBSE
TRANSDISCIPLINARY LEARNING
The questions before me?
Do Vidhya and education mean the same thing?
Why should I go to the same school for different subjects?
Universe of Knowledge
Organization of knowledgeConcepts, community of information, disciplines of learningEvolution of Knowledge
The operation domains of knowledge
Disciplinary knowledge
The roots of knowledge
Disciplines convergence and divergence of knowledge
What Howard Gardner has to say about disciplined mind
The disciplined mind has mastered at least one way of thinking -- a distinctive mode of cognition that characterizes a specific scholarly discipline, craft, or profession. Much research conforms that it takes up to ten years to master a discipline. The disciplined mind also knows how to work steadily over time to improve skill and understanding -- in the vernacular, it is highly disciplined. Without at least one discipline under his belt, the individual is destined to march to someone else's tune.
Inter-disciplinary learning
What are the objectives of inter-disciplinary learning?
Its architecture and limitations
How does inter-disciplinary learning help in enhancing the domain of knowledge?
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Multi-disciplinary learning
The scope and expanse of MDL
How does it help human pursuits?
Is MDL a formal form of learning or the unique pursuit of a human mind?
Transdisciplinary Learning
That which transcends disciplinary learningEvolutionary in natureNon-structured and unconditional
The objectives of Transdisciplinary
Faces multiple levels of Reality
Questions even logical perceptions
Uniqueness of methodology
Transdisciplinary curriculum
Open endedResearch focusedScaffold by intuition and creativityFacilitates synthesis of knowledgeExpansive and individualisticSpace-time unlimited
Brain studies and Learning
Which of the above formats of Learning is adequately supported by the brain?
The challenges in Learning
PerceptionsPrevious experiencesMemoryInsecurity
Learning as a neural connect
Kandels theory of Learning
Ever changing learning process
Learning and emotions
The whole brain theory and MDL
You see the dog and it is converted to electrical signals and The signals are stored in the visual cortex .Light energy is converted to electrical energy and passed on to the brain, Thousands of cortical regions are activated to cause a visual processing
How does the brain handle information and why it is MDL friendly process?
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UCLAs Brain Research InstituteThroughout our lives we use just a fraction of our brains thinking ability. We could without any difficulty whatever, learn 40 languages, memorize a set of encyclopedias from A to Z and complete the required courses of dozens of colleges.
Assessment concerns in MDL
The Theories of Learning
The need and urgency for MDL in Knowledge creation
The future of learning curve
Do we have a choice?
Thank you