Celebrating Cultures

Greek rhetoricians defined kairos as saying or doing the right thing at the right time. Clues to understanding kairos lie in its dual etymological roots: Weaving and archery. [4] In weaving, kairos occurs in the instant at which the shuttle passes through an opening in the loom’s threads; this is the moment when all the threads come together to create the fabric. Similarly, on the web, the threads of technology, design, content, culture, and user science intertwine to form the fabric—or context—that swathes the opportune moment.

[4] Stephenson, Hunter W. 2005. Forecasting opportunity: Kairos, production, and writing. Lanham: University Press of America.

Excerpt from Words that Zing by Colleen Jones February 09, 2010, alistapart.com issue 300.

Okinawan martial art for survival in a medieval times.

Kara means empty and te means hand. So it is art of empty hands.

The term refers to the knowledge, skills and attitudes which students need to develop in order to achieve a full participation in society.

The DeSeCo Project has classified them into three broad categories: using tools interactively, interacting in heterogenous groups and acting autonomously.

Learning by doing

 A teaching and learning style in which learning takes place by the student actually carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or watching a demonstration only. 

Four levels of Kirkpatrick's evaluation model measure:

1. reaction of student - what they thought and felt about the training
2. learning - the resulting increase in knowledge or capability
3. behaviour - extent of behaviour and capability improvement and implementation/application
4. results - the effects on the business or environment resulting from the trainee's performance

Keep It Simple Stupid

knowledge of how to do something well (NOUN)

"Knowledge Management (KM) refers to a multi-disciplined approach to achieving organizational objectives by making the best use of knowledge. KM focuses on processes such as acquiring, creating and sharing knowledge and the cultural and technical foundations that support them."

   - University of North Carolina Education Dept

Malcolm Knowles, a key theorist in the development of adult education and learning models.  

One of his key contributions was to define six (initially four) principles that ideally inform adult learning:

• Adults are internally motivated and self-directed
• Adults bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences
• Adults are goal oriented
• Adults are relevancy oriented
• Adults are practical
• Adult learners like to be respected

See http://www.qotfc.edu.au/resource/?page=65375 for a discussion how these principles may inform your course design.