(S4,Ep62) Are the laws of thought objective?
Nikolai Veresov discusses Vygotsky's "greatest contribution" -- the "discovery of the objectively existing laws of the development of all higher psychological functions" (Originally published October...
13 Loka 20203min
(S6,Ep13) A great little story: qualitative changes are not temporary
In an era of widespread replication crises, particularly in the social sciences, Nikolai Veresov reminds us that qualitative changes "don't come back." He then illustrates this "principle of sustaina...
14 Syys 20202min
(S6,Ep12) How the ZPD is a Research Tool
Nikolai Veresov argues that Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD) was created as a research tool, specifically as a means of helping researchers "find the buds" of development, i.e., to dete...
14 Syys 20203min
(S6,Ep11) Is Nikolai too dogmatic here?
Nikolai Veresov argues that Vygotsky's subject matter required a special methodology for analysis -- and that the subject matter, theory, and methods must all be aligned. (Originally published Septe...
14 Syys 20202min
(S5,EP8) Humility of chairs
This is a classroom lesson, repurposed for online "distance learning," and based in part of the following quotation: "Word meaning is a phenomenon of verbal thought, or of the meaningful word. It i...
12 Syys 202014min
(S4,Ep61) Vygotsky the teacher
David Kellogg characterizes Vygotsky's teaching and thinking, and also explains why Vygotsky will keep us busy for another 100 years. (Originally published September 20, 2020) Full chat here: http:/...
11 Syys 20202min
(S4,Ep60) Building Semantic Memory
David Kellogg cites language as the interface between individual and environment, and the development of word meaning as the prime builder of memory. (Originally published September 10, 2020) Full ...
11 Syys 20202min
(S4,Ep59) A Vygotskian spin on a national curriculum
David Kellogg finds Vygotsky in an interesting national curriculum. Full chat here: http://tiny.cc/j60usz
10 Syys 20202min
