Rod Nillsen
Education, ideas and philosophy
The love of learning (2004)
A few years ago I gave a talk at a Generic Skills Workshop at the University of Wollongong. An extended version of this talk was subsequently published in the Journal of University Teaching, Learning and Practice (JUTLP) in volume 1 (1), 2004, pp.1--9. You may read the paper "Can the love of learning be taught?" , and you can also access this and other papers through the JUTLP website. Here is an excerpt from the abstract of the paper:
"The issues considered in the paper include the capacity of all to learn, the distinction between learning as understanding and learning as information, the interaction between the communication and content of ideas, the tension between perception and content in communication between persons, and the human functions of a love of learning. In teaching, the creation of a fear-free environment is emphasised, as is the use of analogy as a means of breaking out of one discipline and making connections with another, with mathematics and history being used as a possible example."
Education, ideas and philosophy
Integrity in teaching and learning (2005)
An invited paper was given at the Symposium on Academic Integrity held at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, in November 2005. You may read an early version of the final paper "The concept of integrity in teaching and learning", and you will also be able to access the final version later in 2005 through the website of the Journal of University Teaching, Learning and Practice , where it will be published. Here is an excerpt from the abstract of the paper:
"In a manner analogous to ethical integrity, integrity in inquiry, knowledge, learning and teaching is seen as arising from a preparedness to submit oneself to a larger intellectual whole, in which one might say that individual preference is secondary to a 'transcending state of affairs'. Some suggestions are made to help towards progressing the ideals of integrity in teaching and learning, with some discussion in relation to specific disciplines."
October 2005