Essays in experimental logic.

Promoting Deep Learning Through Personal Reflective E-Journaling: A Case Study

“…In most cases students alluded to the personal nature of the learning -this was more than just memorising facts about HIV -but the emphasis of these texts was primarily on learning course information. Essentially, then, this finding confirms that students need to connect with the learning not only on an academic level, but also a deeply personal or emotional level (Dewey, 1916) and that the e-journal was a good pedagogic tool to foster reflection (Mezirow, 1997;Moon, 2005). The integration of intellectual and personal has thus led to learning that is more enduring.…”

“…Experiential learning theory draws on the work of Dewey, Piaget and Rogers, among others, who saw experience as essential in learning and development (Kolb & Kolb, 2008;Moon, 2005). Dewey (1916), who stressed that experience is as important as theory, believed in the 'continuity' of experience -that one experience builds on the other and that we learn from our experiences, whether good or bad.…”

Necessità e impossibilità dell’educazione alla cittadinanza. La comunità di ricerca filosofica come risorsa per superare l’aporia

“…La coessenzialità tra filosofia e democrazia è tema assai frequentato dagli studiosi e non è il caso in questa sede ritornarci diffusamente (Castoriadis, 2001;Dewey 1916Dewey /1984 7 ). Più rilevante ai nostri fini è, invece, compiere il successivo passo, ovvero sottolineare il ruolo formativo della filosofia come pratica di comunità ai fini dell'educazione alla cittadinanza.…”

“…Matthew Lipman riprendendo Dewey, sostiene che il contesto democratico è sia la premessa indispensabile sia l'obiettivo mai pienamente conseguito per un rinnovato sistema educativo, il cui scopo è quello di stimolare l'ampliamento del pensiero riflessivo, autonomo e critico (Dewey 1916(Dewey /1984 7 ). Lo scopo educativa principale dovrà essere di incoraggiare il dialogo, l'autocorrezione e l'indagine, al fine di eliminare le forze che spingono alla violenza, all'ignoranza, all'ingiustizia, al dilagare di pregiudizi e stereotipi (Lipman, 2003(Lipman, /2005.…”

Trail Records and Navigational Learning

“…Kolb (1984), in his account of 'experiential learning', emphasises the cyclical relation between experience (enactment) and reflection (editing) on what has been or will be experienced. Dewey (1916) emphasises that reflection (editing) supports the continuity of action and experience (enactment). And further back, Aristotle emphasises the reciprocal relation between enactment and knowledge when he says 'what we need to learn before doing, we learn by doing; for example, we become builders by building, and lyre-players by playing the lyre' (2000, II/1).…”