205: Dominant Learning Theories vs. Personal Liberty

Published: April 2, 2013, 1 p.m.

itunes pic
Topics: 1. John, the Admin of the Libertarian Teachers Group at schoolsucksproject.com, posted an interesting piece in the forum called Learning Theories and their Subsequent Pedagogy – Which one is most Libertarian? 2. Osborne and I discuss this post on our 3-21-13 live show, and I read a paperI wrote in 2002 called "My Philosophy of Education", written for an Intro to Education class. 3. I provide more detail of the newest of the learning theories: connectivism 4. I try to answer the question, Which learning theory is most Libertarian? Full Discussion: Objectivism (5 Branches of Philosophy) 1. Metaphysics 2. Epistemology-Logic 3. Ethics 4. Politics 5. Aesthetics Metaphysical Laws 1. Identity 2. Causality 3. Non-Contradiction Bumper Music: "I'll Do Anything" Jason Mraz Look Closer: Learning Theories Info_Graphic - http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/learning-theories-every-teacher-should.html Key Terms for Cognitivism and Constructivism - http://www.coe.fau.edu/faculty/cafolla/courses/eme6051/cognitivism.htm Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age - http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm Metaphysics - http://wiki.objectivismonline.net/Metaphysics Ayn Rand Lexicon - http://aynrandlexicon.com/ An Introduction to Objectivism Part1 - Lecture by Leonard Peikoff - http://youtu.be/cW-xUEYaBnU Trivium - http://www.triviumeducation.com/trivium/ Index of Learning Theories and Models - http://www.learning-theories.com/