I have been writing for years about the direction that higher education has and is going. The focus of a higher-education degree is content. Despite the myriad of protests otherwise, thousands of Masters programs around the world will have classes that will have PowerPoint sessions on the last day of class with critical content that … Continue reading
I have written literally hundreds of articles about the need for teaching people higher order thinking skills, what they are, and how that can be done. In the past, I have always maintained that these skills could not be taught online, but I have learned I was wrong. I had to teach late this spring, … Continue reading
The future of work has changed. The pace of the journey into tomorrow’s world of automation and cyber assisted living has accelerated. Accelerated big time. Covid-19 isn’t disappearing with a flattened curve. The simple maths tells us that only between five and seven percent of the population has actually had Covid-19. That means that all … Continue reading
I have been asked on several occasions what my definition of learning is. In the class, I was a bit hesitant about giving too much away, but on reflection, I think my basic definition is okay within this context. I did say this yesterday to one group, so here it is. My definition of learning … Continue reading
How is a stream of consciousness not thinking? We all know what a stream of consciousness feels like – it is the incessant babble that resonates in our head during almost all of our conscious lifetime. In fact, it is the defining characteristic of consciousness. If we are consciousness, we have a stream of consciousness. … Continue reading
The simplicity is deceptive. My app, Cognaware, is finished. I'm certain that there are still bugs to work out, but it appears to work fine. There is one very good reason to download it and use it – self-awareness. That's all there is to it. All of the benefits of this app are summed up … Continue reading
During the testing of Cognaware, something struck me. While answering the questions, you have to think about them. Not just a quick answer kind of thinking, but a dig deep to see if I know this kind of thinking. Not a difficult dig deep, but a digging that is required to judge whether you know … Continue reading
Full self-awareness encompasses the abstract enablers of emotional intelligence, and metacognition. Although there is a great deal of overlap between emotional intelligence and metacognition, there are distinctive aspects that we can tease apart. The primary difference between emotional intelligence and metacognition is the direction of the focus. Cognition (thinking) and emotions are closely intertwined, but … Continue reading
Aren't you glad that we know how to really think? I don't know how often you might hear (or think) that. I get it all of the time. Especially from close acquaintances. They are aware that I have received many accolades in the area of learning and teaching people to think. They come to me … Continue reading
I wrote an article that touched on some of the themes in this piece – how not knowing what we don't know is destroying us. Not just individuals, but for us as a society. There are very people who are willing to admit that they need better thinking skills. Think about it – everyone … Continue reading
