[When teaching for conceptual change we have] “been focusing on … convincing people with evidence and wondering why they weren’t convinced. … [Instead of asking: ‘How can I convince people with evidence?’ the better] question might be, ‘How do I help people feel like they belong to this community? How can they trust … that I’m telling them the truth?’ “ - Ruth Streveler, July 2021
This conversation between Dr. Ruth Streveler and Dr. Emily Dringenberg took place during the development of a socially-e...
[When teaching for conceptual change we have] “been focusing on … convincing people with evidence and wondering why they weren’t convinced. … [Instead of asking: ‘How can I convince people with evidence?’ the better] question might be, ‘How do I help people feel like they belong to this community? How can they trust … that I’m telling them the truth?’ “ - Ruth Streveler, July 2021
This conversation between Dr. Ruth Streveler and Dr. Emily Dringenberg took place during the development of a socially-embedded framework for learning.
Opinion Piece by host Dr. Ruth Streveler
DOI: 10.18260/3-1-1153-36030
This episode was produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. The theme music was composed and performed by Patrick Vogt.
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