Vygotsky Podcast

Peter Smagorinsky shares a bit of advice based on numerous decades spent teaching, researching, and training future teachers.  (Originally published August 9, 2020)

The full interview, "Insights & Inquiries with Peter Smagorinsky" is here: http://tiny.cc/ceumsz

Or were other factors more salient? In this clip, Peter Smagorinsky relates an interesting case study from his recent book, "Learning to Teach English and the Language Arts: A Vygotskian Perspective on Beginning Teachers’ Pedagogical Concept Development" - http://tiny.cc/aeumsz  (Originally published August 9, 2020)

Our full interview, "Insights and Inquiries with Peter Smagorinsky" is here: http://tiny.cc/ceumsz

Andy Blunden weighs in.  (Originally published Aug 8, 2020)

More from Andy on this topic here: https://www.ethicalpolitics.org/wits/... 

Also here: http://tiny.cc/ltrmsz

These three clips have captured my attention.  (Originally published Apr 25, 2020)

Clip 1 - Vygotsky's "Law of 4 Stages" 

Clip 2 - How this law can help teachers and students 

Clip 3 - A memory game (biological vs. cultural memory)  

Full video: http://tiny.cc/byn7rz

Nikolai Veresov says that understanding dialectics is a prerequisite for grasping the depth of Vygotsky's project, since "cultural-historical theory is the result of the application of dialectics into psychology." For instance, somewhat obscure concepts such as neoformations, drama, zpd, the process of development, and more become much clearer through the lens of dialectical logic.  (Originally published Jul 17, 2020)

Full video: http://tiny.cc/sqijsz

More on Vygotsky's application of dialectics here: http://tiny.cc/zqijsz

An interesting contribution to a larger cultural conversation, with Peter Smagorinsky  (Originally published Jul 11, 2020)

Original chat here: http://tiny.cc/4v5asz

Nikolai Veresov on Biological vs. Cultural memory  A demonstration of the influence of a 'cultural tool' on a higher mental function (Originally published Feb 13, 2020)

Full video: http://tiny.cc/drpmsz

https://twitter.com/cvoelter/status/1153932664925298693

Nikolai Veresov offers his views on the topic of persuading his skeptics.  (Originally published Jun 16, 2020)

Full interview here: http://tiny.cc/lj0uqz 

Playlist - "5 Principles for Vygotskian Research" here: http://tiny.cc/owkwqz

Nikolai Veresov explains how the Principle of Sustainable Results can be used to keep us (as researchers, teachers, individuals, etc) and our claims humble.   (Originally published Jun 16, 2020)

Full interview here: http://tiny.cc/lj0uqz

Nikolai Veresov explains, via analogy, the difference between transformation and qualitative reorganization.  (Originally published Jun 16, 2020)  

Full interview here: http://tiny.cc/lj0uqz