(S4,Ep79) Vygotsky's Theory as a System of Concepts (re-post)
(Originally posted April 21, 2021) Nikolai Veresov explains how Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory was built as a system of concepts. Veresov then demonstrates how a CHT concept can be analyzed a...
27 Apr 20229min
(S4,Ep66) Specific features: CHT and CHAT (re-post)
(Initially posted December 3, 2020) Nikolai Veresov discusses specific features of cultural-historical theory (CHT), cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT), and also activity theory (AT). Ful...
27 Apr 20225min
(S4,Ep83) What are Neoformations? (a helpful metaphor) (re-post)
(First posted May 21, 2021) David Kellogg notes the benefits and limitations of conceptualizing neoformations as thread and as pattern. Full chat: http://tiny.cc/16xxtz
27 Apr 20223min
(S6,Ep14) Was Vygotsky a Social Determinist? (re-post)
(Originally posted October 12, 2020) Nikolai Veresov looks to the concept of perezhivanie to answer the question. The full lecture, "Demystifying Perezhivanie: understanding development in the cultu...
27 Apr 20222min
(S5,Ep13) "Should I read Vygotsky?" (for teachers, parents, & the curious in general) (re-post)
(Initially posted March 27, 2021) Reading Vygotsky is challenging, yet the challenge is part of the fun. These excerpts are a good doorway into Vygotsky's writing -- and if you like them, consider che...
27 Apr 202218min
(S5,Ep5) Overview of Vygotsky's Theory (Veresov, 2020) (re-post)
(Originally posted August 21, 2020) Three excerpts from Nikolai Veresov's "Discovering the Great Royal Seal: New Reality of Vygotsky’s Legacy" 0:16 - "The subject-matter of cultural-historical theor...
27 Apr 202214min
(S5,Ep4) Overview of Vygotsky's Theory (Wertsch, 1985) (re-post)
(Originally posted August 20, 2020) An excerpt from one of my favorite books, James Wertsch's (1985) "Vygotsky and the Social Formation of Mind"
27 Apr 20226min
(S5,Ep3) Overview of Vygotsky's Theory (Chaiklin, 2003) (re-post)
(Originally posted August 20, 2020) An excerpt from Seth Chaiklin's (2003) "The zone of proximal development in Vygotsky’s analysis of learning and instruction" -- from the section, "Vygotsky's Theory...
27 Apr 202210min
