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Transformative Learning Rises

In this unprecedented time of COVID-19, I have had to change my regular work routines and processes and work from home, finding other ways of interacting with colleagues and finding other ways to support learners. I have had to transform the ways I work and learn. Never before have I seen so much innovation, so…

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Edublogging: A Tool for Fostering Transformative Learning

Providing learners with choices whether to post just to oneself, one’s instructor, to a small group of colleagues, or to the public, is crucial for encouragin learners to draw on intrinsic motivators. Learners new to blogging require a safe writing space, a sanctuary, to begin one’s moodlings, and then progress deliberately through an ever-widening sphere…

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EduBlogging for Transformation

Unlearning Macdonald (2002) discussed the role of emotional and intellectual work of unlearning for knowledge workers. Through the process of discernment, learners undergo a transformative shift in perspective. The process of unlearning is broken down into these steps: 1. Appreciation of accumulated knowing; 2. Reflection on knowledge growth in a positive manner, and showing gratitude…

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