An ecology of mind: teaching - learning complex systems
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to show how to enact a Batesonian system to teaching an ecology of mind course. Design/methodology/approach - The approach develops a practical framework for teaching with examples of teaching approaches and student work. Findings - The overarching approach involves a depth-abstraction-abduction model. This model was used to engage students in examining a variety of transdisciplinary phenomena with emphasis on contexts, meaning, multiple perspectives, stories, relationships and systems, patterns, and epistemology. Epistemological shocks and shifts were a common occurrence. Originality/value - This work is unique in that it focuses on a course based upon the film: "An ecology of mind: a daughter's portrait of Gregory Bateson".
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