(S4,Ep79) Vygotsky's Theory as a System of Concepts (re-post)

Helpful article, worth reading in full. For now, here are four excerpts from “Cultural-Historical Theory and the Dialectics of Lower and Higher Psychological Functions" by Nikolai Veresov (2021) (If ...

4 Touko 20238min

with Francine Smolucha, Vygotskian translator, researcher, & teacher (Initially posted Nov 17, 2022) Full chat: http://tiny.cc/6g65vz

11 Maalis 20232min

A few more considerations and ideas for reading fictional literature and "fictional reality”: texts as intentional acts; texts as a 'turn' in an ongoing cultural conversation; and threshold concepts. ...

9 Joulu 20222min

A few more tools for reading fictional literature and "fictional reality”: Impression management, narrator reliability, and a transferable question set that can be carried wherever one goes.   This ex...

9 Joulu 20222min

Readers of literature tend to have rich imaginations which can sometimes be a barrier to parsing information in the world. On the other hand, literary skills can be great armor in the battle against ...

9 Joulu 20222min

Francine Smolucha has been translating, teaching, and researching Vygotsky since the 1980s. Along with an interesting personal history, we get a great look at creativity’s line of development from inf...

18 Marras 20222h 7min

This discussion is about developing better filters for processing information in a messy world. Literacy and teaching expert Michael W. Smith helps us strengthen our mindset and skillset for navigati...

9 Marras 202258min

David Kellogg discusses key challenges to talking about Vygotsky in public-friendly ways (main reason: it's hard, for teachers and learners). Storytelling, he says, can create helpful meeting points b...

29 Loka 20221h 20min