REenlightenment: Podcast #3
This week’s podcast:
In the 17th and 18th centuries, much of the learning and dialogue in society occurred in salons, coffeehouses, and taverns. Formal structures like the Royal Society (1660) conducted more focused explorations of knowledge and dialogue. But coffeehouses and other informal gatherings were important spaces for learning (even being called “penny universities” – a penny being the cost of entry). Then, as media and publication formalized, we lost our individual voices in the dialogue. We were – to misquote Kant – in a position of self-incurred silence where we permitted others to speak on our behalf. The self-incurred silence is found in the media of this last century: newspapers, radio, TV. Today, we are at a point of REenlightenment, where we are beginning to reclaim our voices in public dialogue. This reawakening has important considerations for education…
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Thank you for that wornderful podcast. With your premission, I’d like to share it with faculty on the Teaching and Learning Resources page.
However, I don’t seem to be able to download the .mp3 file from the download button.
Any suggestions?
Comment by Mary Ellen Bornak — August 30, 2007 @ 10:02 am
George,
I really enjoyed this idea. I have been trying to get a “salon” (a la Gertrude Stein and others) going for years but it is difficult to sustain in our fast paced world. My online graduate students, on the other hand do sustain my belief in verbal (even though typed) expression to formalize or develop personal thoughts . Bravo on the podcast.
CP
Comment by Caroline Park — August 30, 2007 @ 10:33 am
Hi Mary Ellen – yes, the direct link to the mp3 is here: http://www.elearnspace.org/media/REenlightenment.mp3 .
George
Comment by gsiemens — August 30, 2007 @ 2:39 pm
Hi Caroline – thanks for your comments.
There is something wonderful about the more chaotic conversational elements of coffeehouses! In a sense, blogs and other social-inclined media duplicate this. The only drawback, of course, is that as socialization increases, so too does the amount of chatter. Not every statement is a pearl of wisdom when we’re all hyper communicating
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George
Comment by gsiemens — August 30, 2007 @ 2:41 pm
Very interesting article, this change in the learning centres for information has had a great impact on society. I would also like to add knowledge from father to son has decreased over time. many clockmakers knowledge were kept within their tight knit community. They may not have been formaly educated but the value of aprentaships was vital.
Regards
Daniel
http://www.pendulumofmayfair.co.uk
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