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I know what I want to teach but how can I know what they are going to learn?

Levinson, R; (2018) I know what I want to teach but how can I know what they are going to learn? In: Bryan, L and Tobin, K, (eds.) Critical issues and bold visions for science education: the road ahead. Brill | Sense: Rotterdam, Netherlands. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Through reflections on my own history of learning and observing significant teaching episodes of others in teaching science I argue for a transformative programme of science teaching which is knowledgeable and non-presumptive. In doing so I draw on Hannah Arendt’s depiction of praxis as central to the collaborative enterprise and openness of learning, and Emanuel Levinas’ conceptualisation of the Other in creating an ontology of nature which is non-dominant. In neoliberal education systems driven by an instrumental and corporatist STEM agenda such possibilities might seem remote but placing social justice at the very core of pedagogy, resistance to short-term instrumental outcomes can be successfully achieved through ‘collaborative resonance’.

Type: Book chapter
Title: I know what I want to teach but how can I know what they are going to learn?
ISBN-13: 978-90-04-38966-3
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: https://brill.com/abstract/title/39595
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: STEM, neoliberalism, transformative pedagogy, creativity, knowledgeability, non-presumptiveness, praxis.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1540849
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