Gurteen Knowledge Blog December 15, 2022, 12:16. Since I developed the concept of the Knowledge Café and started running it 20 years ago in 2002, a few academics have picked up on the idea and used it for teaching, learning, and sharing knowledge among students and lecturers alike. It has also been used in research. These experiments … Continue reading Academic Papers on the Knowledge Café Using the Knowledge Café in academia
Introduction: Conversational Learning The Power of Peer Learning Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Traditional lectures often fail to engage students in real understanding. People need more than just information—they need to make sense of it through … Continue reading The Power of Peer Instruction Why explaining ideas to others leads to deeper learning
Dialogic Organization Development The Power of Team Huddles Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Flipped teaching reverses, or “flips”, traditional in-class lectures and homework. Students watch the teacher’s prerecorded lecture at home, and in-class time is used … Continue reading Flipped Teaching Speech is a bad medium for communicating information – so watch lectures at home
Learning ** The Mind Is a Fire to Be Kindled Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Imagine you receive the same lecture twice: once from a charismatic lecturer speaking fluently without notes and maintaining eye contact; and … Continue reading When It Comes to Lectures, Appearances Can Be Deceiving ** Eric Mazur thought he was a good teacher until he discovered his students were just memorizing information
