Critical analysis is the result of carefully evaluating the premise upon which a conclusion is based. A thorough critical analysis is an important part of any decision making and includes not only the consideration of the conclusion of other works, but a thorough analysis of the basis upon which these conclusions are formed. Too often,… Read More
A typical university class of roughly 400 students meets in a lecture hall for their bi-weekly factual feeding. The professor speaks, the Powerpoint slides are set on a crisp white background with red font, and students are scribbling down notes that are their lifeline for the upcoming exam, the supposed measure of learning. John, a… Read More
The next industrial revolution is going to disintegrate many jobs while also creating new ones in its wake. The skills that are going to stand out, and to a large extent be required, in the workforce of the near future, are detailed in an earlier post and are what we at Socelor are aiming to transfer to learners… Read More
Rational thinking is basic to our functioning human beings. Being able to consider the information available, organize it in a way that leads to a logical solution begins very early in cognitive development. With maturation, concrete rational thinking can become more sophisticated with the ability to consider more information in order to reach a decision.… Read More
A friend of mine has been reading some of my stuff after we had a good long chat about learning advanced cognitive enablers and asked me some questions that I hadn’t really thought about. He comes from a world of hands-on, concrete work and couldn’t understand how advanced cognitive enablers fit into such a world.… Read More
There is no doubt that the prosperous workers of the future will have to demonstrate agility in learning. Learning will be a continuous process for anyone who wants to remain valuable as the world changes. So, what is the catch? We all move smoothly out of and into stages of learning and working as smoothly… Read More
Education is (or should be) about learning. However, as we became fully immersed in the modern accountancy or administrative mode of education, everything in education must be accounted for and accountability has become a primary concern for teachers. Education does cost money and when taxes are used to pay for education, we demand some form… Read More
