Edited by Jonathan Vernon, Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012, 11:09
Fig.1 My mother sketching one of us c 1974
Imagine taking a desk and chair and sitting down in the concourse of Liverpool Station with a large computer screen. You are researching and writing up an assignment. People are going to look over your shoulder - some will contribute.
What makes this more or less likely to happen?
I used to sit and draw. This attracted attention. Sometimes I would draw people who sat for me - I was 'getting my hand in' for an A Level in art.
If my mother, an art teacher, were around then she would offer some gentle suggestions, sometimes taking out a sheet of paper to show me how.
Would you like someone to look over your shoulder?
With family around this is inevitable, from the indulgent love of a grandparent and the snidde teasing (potentially) from a sibling.
Where do we recreate such ways to learn online?
What more can we do to facilitate this?
What is it about the human nature to help each other along?
Visualising social learning
Fig.1 My mother sketching one of us c 1974
Imagine taking a desk and chair and sitting down in the concourse of Liverpool Station with a large computer screen. You are researching and writing up an assignment. People are going to look over your shoulder - some will contribute.
What makes this more or less likely to happen?
I used to sit and draw. This attracted attention. Sometimes I would draw people who sat for me - I was 'getting my hand in' for an A Level in art.
If my mother, an art teacher, were around then she would offer some gentle suggestions, sometimes taking out a sheet of paper to show me how.
Would you like someone to look over your shoulder?
With family around this is inevitable, from the indulgent love of a grandparent and the snidde teasing (potentially) from a sibling.