Sentences with phrase «epistemology taught»

A better modernist epistemology teaches that we can have knowledge of right and wrong even where we can not have proof, applying concepts like coherency, reflective equilibrium, and inference to the best explanation.

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In Royce's writings, Harvard turned away from its long - standing tradition of teaching the logic of community constructed upon an epistemology of testimony.

They arose instead from the practices and the teachings of the ancient Hebrews, a people whose deep and widely celebrated commitment to learning was and still is informed by an epistemology that is profoundly communal in character.

In particular, according to postmodernist epistemologies, our knowledge is given to us in «holistic» units rather than as individual facts as taught in the modern world.

He also serves on the doctoral faculty of the Harold Abel School of Behavioral Health in the department of clinical social work at Capella University where he teaches Epistemology of Clinical Practice

Regarding the former kind of issue (evolution and global warming are offered as examples), the authors argue that teachers should not remain neutral but rather teach specific respect for expert judgments and general respect for the expert «epistemologies» that support those judgments:

McCarthy (2010) reported on the use of a constructionist epistemology approach in determining the quality of teaching and learning online.

It requires an understanding of the representation of concepts using technologies; pedagogical techniques that use technologies in constructive ways to teach content; knowledge of what makes concepts difficult or easy to learn and how technology can help redress some of the problems that students face; knowledge of students» prior knowledge and theories of epistemology; and knowledge of how technologies can be used to build on existing knowledge and to develop new epistemologies or strengthen old ones.

In short, the dominant configurations of teaching and teacher education generally work against teachers taking up positions of professional expertise and collaborative knowledge - making — even before considering the challenge of post-typographic texts and digital epistemologies.

In case I haven't mentioned it, Joe, and in case it makes any difference to you, I used to teach this stuff (epistemology) for money.