Learner Centered Design Education

https://rawslearn.wordpress.com/2024/05/12/pure-design-and-abloh/

For details look up - https://rawslearn.wordpress.com/2024/05/09/first-person-singular/

It is May 2024. I have mentioned the acronym i.e. ID. I have been asked to provide a voice note explaining this process.

Description section and resources coming soon.

Link: https://rawslearn.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/can-you-tell-me-about-a-masters-by-research-and-a-phd/

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I had a conversation with a friend. About the creative period. As being in the 20s. That the Beatles and Keats both had their best works in that period.

This is a podcast about project design. Or the typology of projects - aka what are the types of projects. Or what are the 5 types that all projects can be classified into.

See more here - https://rawslearn.wordpress.com/2023/08/06/the-smeis-typology/

I have been reading Mariana Mazzucato. The Big Con is the book. Dont read it if you have a weak constitution or if you have a tendency to flame. I had to frequently put it down - it is that incendiary. LINK

The title for this podcast is borrowed from here: LINK

QUOTE "Cynicism around consulting is nothing new. That adage about a consultant “borrowing your watch to tell you the time” didn’t come from nowhere. But the problem is now stark. According to research by McKinsey, 70% of transformations fail."

If the things I suggest gets you hot under the collar (don't wear a collar?) - then maybe start with LINK - "The ‘Big Con’ is possible in today’s economies because of the unique power that consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks – as advisors, legitimators and outsourcers – and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity."

For John Maeda's Tech Reports: LINK - I have always found Maeda's comments useful. As a window into thinking about the US ecology of tech. In my world of tech - the crafts still exist, and not everything is about the top 1%. So amazing insights from Maeda? Yes. Increases my diversity map of potentialities? Absolutely.

Soumitri

Names in this episode:

The binaries?

celebrity versus altruism

market versus ideé fixe

Ideé fixe: https://www.britannica.com/art/idee-fixe

Maybe yes? Maybe no? Listen to hear about what I did.

I have undertaken a pilot project to learn French in 4 weeks. I have attended 40 hours of classes at Alliance Française Montpellier – learning in that way. I have also studied French using apps and flash cards. I now have a good grasp of the language. The pilot project is complete. Flipping my project – I also have a good understanding of what is involved in language training, especially when it comes to learning English, from a background in French speaking.

I now have a desire to implement a program to enable migrants to learn English.

The Program

I have visualized the program in three stages:

1. Making Sounds

2. Making Meaning

3. Getting it Right

This program follows on from the principles of learner centered education. So it is based upon the principles of strength based education. 

Making Sounds

Using the metaphor of sport and dance we can imagine that language usage involves the body, aka the muscles of the mouth. So this first phase is about training the muscles of the mouth to get the sounds right. Initially I imagine seeking the help of voice coaches to understand how to set up and implement a voice coaching program. The focus will also be upon cadence, pitch and stress – but largely to understand speech as a form of spoken word performance. So the desire will be to see the beauty of the sound, and to produce beautiful sounds. The outcome is the emergence of a sensory motivation, to produce laughter and to produce admiration.

(4 weeks)

Making Meaning

Using the approach of strength based education, we can imagine that the adult has expert proficiency in one or more native languages. So this first phase is about using their native language to gradually add English into the mix. So for the francophone, this stage involves speaking French with more and more English words. Speaking in a form of pidgin English or a made-up argot will be encouraged. It is possible to imagine an emulation of a Parisienne speaking English. Beautiful? Yes. Useful, completely.

(4 weeks)

Getting it Right

Using the approach of contemporary language learning – the focus here will be on narratives and stories. Both telling and reading will be practiced. It is possible this stage can involve the participation of tutors involved in the Michel Thomas Method.

(10 weeks)

Performance and Review

At the end of this period – the participants will speak and function in English. The approach will be to limit the extent of the vocabulary. Plus the encouragement to drop into pidgin will be appreciated – for more animated expression of feeling.

Pilot Program

I am looking for a community setting to trial this project. The socialisation and the setting will involve the program being run from 6 to 9 (potentially).