264+Sunwood

Pedagogy of the Connected: Facilitating e-Educative Transformation || M. Kayt Sunwood, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, kayt.sunwood@uaf.edu || Nearly four decades ago, with Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire brought to the world’s attention the destructive nature of the “banking” model of education and the “culture of silence” this methodology promotes. Freire showed how dialogue with others and reflection on our circumstances through “problem-posing” pedagogy brings about true education: people educating each other through their interactions in the world. Now, in this first decade of the 21st century, I suggest that Frances Moore Lappé has brought the soul of Freire to our cyber age in Getting a Grip. In this paper I will connect the dots from Freire through Lappé then into online learning theory and practice through Communities of Inquiry research. I will delve into the transformational pedagogies of empowerment which are coming together into what I am designating a pedagogy of the connected. In the process of connecting all these dots, I hope to bring into focus the promise and power of the 21st century e-Educative revolution which I propose this pedagogy of the connected facilitates. I will use examples from an online Women’s Studies course I teach to provide color and texture for the image we will bring into focus when we connect the dots. || Paper Forum Paper All ||
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