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Thirty Years Adrift, Landing on the Island of the Affective Domain. Content vs Feeling?

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Alan听Lester, PhD., Geological Sciences and Continuing Education, University of Colorado, 麻豆影院

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After three decades and numerous teaching modalities (on-campus and online), I鈥檝e come to realize that how students听feel听about a subject is probably more important than what is learned.听 It鈥檚 reminiscent of an old Carl Sagan quote, more appropriate than ever in a world credulously enamored with whatever someone with a bit of influence wants to post or tweet鈥鈥淭he method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science.鈥The Demon-Haunted World.
Taking Carl鈥檚 admonition a step further, I share pedagogical research that supports targeting the often neglected 鈥渁ffective domain鈥濃攖he realm of听feelings and attitudes,听where a discipline or topic becomes more than just knowledge, but potentially something exciting and alluring.听

Beyond rocks and fossils, my goal is for students to听feel听that science is capable of casting a trustable light on big issues like resource consumption, climate change, and vaccines; and, ultimately, a societal tool worth voting for and spending on.

We鈥檒l talk about the challenges of addressing student attitudes, particularly in the online mode. Come share your thoughts, ideas, and approaches!

顿补迟别:听Friday, November 17, 2023

罢颈尘别:听12:30pm, MST

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