Feb 27, 2023
This episode focuses on happiness. Utilitarianism is a strand
in philosophy that says the greatest happiness of the greatest
number should guide our judgment in all things – including
education. But does its modern descendant, positive psychology,
place too much trust in looking on the bright side?
Feb 13, 2023
This episode covers a sizeable sweep of history, from the
perhaps misnamed Dark Ages and the Islamic Golden Age, on through
the Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment. As the Christian
and Islamic faiths spread, learning became a powerful tool of
religion – and Religious Educators, in their turn,...
Jan 29, 2023
Once the stuff of science fiction, Artificial Intelligence is now a
part of everyday life. But the story of how it came into being is
not often told. This episode reveals its roots in neuropsychology
and observations of the physical processes in the brain that lead
to learning. The theorists who Donald and John...
Dec 5, 2022
This episode was recorded live at the Online Educa Conference in
Berlin and explores ideas of The Extended Mind. Where do our
thoughts live? And if, as some theorists contend, they do not
observe physical limitations, but extends to our technology tools
and physical surroundings, what are the
implications...
Nov 21, 2022
This episode features a group of people who were not writers,
philosophers, psychologists or learning theorists in any usual
sense of the term. Nevertheless, their influence on learning has
been profound and long-lasting. They were the religious leaders who
founded four of the world’s greatest faith...