[Upcoming Course] Exploring Ways of Knowing
By: Jaya Ramchandani
Tags: Lifelong Learning, Ways Of Knowing, Transformative Learning, Epistemology

The course is designed as six sessions over six weeks and is open to a maximum of 10 participants. Each participant needs to bring in one question that you are exploring concerning ways of knowing and your thoughts on it (the registration form asks for this). Your thoughts can be in the form of an essay, a poem, a short film, or lots of notes on napkins — it’s ok if they are a bit rough.

In session 1, we will set the context of the course, share what each participant comes with, and cocreate what the next 5 sessions will look like. Should we do readings, presentations, discussions, or a mix? How should we stack things up? The hope is to explore these six questions non-linearly through the different cases or questions you bring in:

What’s the difference between knowledge, belief and opinion? To what extent can we trust our sensory experiences, emotional experiences, and mental experiences as ways of knowing? Does all knowledge require evidence and reason to be reliable? What are the characteristics of a “reliable” authority? How can we know something that we can experience but cannot reason? How can we evaluate whether we know as much as we think we know?

The question I bring in is can we know the divine, which I have written about here:

This is exciting. We are excited. Does what you read above excite you? Join our short course Exploring Ways of Knowing if you are seeking

to expand your critical thinking abilities

to more confidently validate what is true

experience new ways of learning

share your perspective with a global community

When & where will you learn?

The course will be held across 6 sessions every Sunday from December 27 to January 31.

Time: 0800–0900 Amsterdam time, 1230–1330 India time, or 1600–1700 Japan time. Click here to see how that matches up to your timezone.

Course capacity: 10

Total time commitment: 6 session-hours (min) + 6 to 12 reflection hours (about 1-2 hours a week)

The course sessions will be online on Zoom. We will post the access links on the course page on the WLWG platform. The sessions will be recorded in case you miss one.

Who will you learn with?

Jaya Ramchandani is an educator, researcher, and curator. Jaya graduated in astronomy and science based business from Leiden University in the Netherlands in 2012. Since then she’s been working on a number of informal learning projects from making astronomy kits with Universe Awareness to organizing interdisciplinary learning festivals with The Story Of to teaching in an international context at UWC ISAK Japan. Jaya was born and raised in Liberia, West Africa; then lived in Mumbai, The Netherlands, Goa, Shanghai, France, and Japan. She’s a third culture kid and has experienced many ways of knowing and being in the world. She is excited to share stories, lives, and philosophies with other seekers. She is driven by the optimism of will to co-create a peaceful and sustainable future.

Will you get a certificate of completion?

To receive the certificate of completion, you need to attend 4 of the 6 sessions.

How do you sign up >>>

Since we are open to members from all parts of the world, we offer a sliding scale of contributions. Our plans, in general, are priced as “1-hour session = 1-hour Movement or Language class,” and are available at three levels of financial experience. While we ask you to look inward, please don’t stress about it. Pay what feels right. You can sign up by clicking any of these three pay-points below >>>