(S5,Ep16) Overview of Vygotsky’s Theory (Veresov, 2021)
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 Maj 20238min
(S4,Ep68) Vygotsky's Life Could Be a Movie
with Francine Smolucha, Vygotskian translator, researcher, & teacher (Initially posted Nov 17, 2022) Full chat: http://tiny.cc/6g65vz
11 Mars 20232min
(S4,Ep67) Three more concepts for literacy and life
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 Dec 20222min
(S4,Ep66) Using literary skills to read the world (2)
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 Dec 20222min
(S4,Ep65) Using literary skills to read the world (1)
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 Dec 20222min
(S1,EP26) Vygotskian Creativity: In Theory, Practice, and Life
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 Nov 20222h 7min
(S1,Ep25) Thinking and Feeling Our Way Through Fake News
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 Nov 202258min
(S1,Ep24) A Tale of Two Stories - David Kellogg on Vygotsky
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 Okt 20221h 20min
