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Co-creating an educational space

Farren, Margaret orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1684-6807 (2008) Co-creating an educational space. Educational Journal of Living Theories, 1 (1). pp. 50-68. ISSN 2009-1788

Abstract
In this paper I generate my living educational theory as an explanation of my educational influences in learning as I research my tutoring with practitioner researchers from a variety of workplace backgrounds. I will show how I have closely inter-related the teaching learning and research processes by providing opportunities for participants to accept responsibility for their own learning and to develop their capacity as learners and researchers. My PhD enquiry ‘How am I creating a pedagogy of the unique through a web of betweenness?’ (Farren, 2006) was integral to the development of my own practice as higher education educator. I clarified the meaning of my embodied values in the course of their emergence in practice. I try to provide an educational space where individuals can create knowledge in collaboration with others. I believe dialogue is fundamental to the learning process. It is a way of opening up to questions and assumptions rather than accepting ready-made solutions. The originality of the contribution is in the constellation of values and understandings I use as explanatory principles in my explanations of educational influence. This constellation includes the unusual combination of an educational response to the flow of energy and meaning in Celtic spirituality and the educational opportunities for learning opened up by digital technology.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Technology; e-Learning; Higher Education; Action Research; Pedagogy;
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Educational technology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Education Studies
Publisher:Dublin City University
Official URL:http://www.ejolts.net
Copyright Information:Copyright: © 2008 Farren.
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:668
Deposited On:28 Oct 2008 17:54 by Margaret Farren . Last Modified 05 Oct 2018 15:02
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