The will and desire to learn tested by scientific facts: key points
Ten beliefs about the desire to learn in the light of scientific knowledge on the subject. What does the will to learn really depend on? How can we create the best conditions?
How does a 750 gram liter of gasoline emit 2.3 kilos of CO2?
You may have already been intrigued by the CO2 emission figures for car and air travel. Before your students start bugging you, here are some answers.
Resourcefulness is a quality to cultivate in order to learn, undertake and innovate
Resourcefulness, mètis, jugaad, and DIY speak to us of human aptitudes to bounce back in all circumstances, how to cultivate them? Resourcefulness encourages a pedagogy of action in which we commit ourselves.
The place of innovation at the University
Innovation has a very special place in the functioning of an institution like the university. Wanting to put innovation at the heart of teaching at all costs can be counterproductive if this work is not consistent with the mission of the institution: how can the institution, as guarantor of the instituted rule, have the mission of deconstructing the instituted rule?
The facilitator's meta-attitudes according to Arnold Mindell
Meta attitudes are orientations that enable a facilitator to follow the energy and intentions of a group, rather than setting a program to which to rigidly adhere. Meta attitudes promote the encounter between non-directiveness and agentivity.