{"id":1432,"date":"2022-11-13T13:16:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T21:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2023-09-13T18:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T01:32:56","slug":"module-1-learning-activity-metaphorically-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/2022\/11\/13\/module-1-learning-activity-metaphorically-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Module 1 Learning Activity: Metaphorically Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In her piece on the future of education, Watters (2014) discusses the importance of metaphor in developing a shared understanding of phenomenon. According to <span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Lakoff &amp; Johnson (2003) metaphors are \u201c<b>understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another<\/b>\u201d (p. 5). The metaphors discussed by Watters (2014) included data dredging and data mining, both metaphors that she associates with toxicity (p. 103 &#8211; 104).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The truth is, if you pay attention you&#8217;ll notice metaphors exist everywhere in discussions on education and beyond. And these metaphors can be powerful tools for explaining or describing something in a way that allows us to develop a deeper understanding of of the possibilities, consequences and limitations of specific practices, innovations, or tools.\u00a0 For a much more detailed discussion of metaphor in education, see Weller&#8217;s new publication <a href=\"https:\/\/read.aupress.ca\/projects\/metaphors-of-ed-tech\">The Metaphors of Ed Tech.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For this learning activity, you will find an educational metaphor, either in social media, in the news, from one of the readings in the course, or elsewhere.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will create a visual representation of that\u00a0 metaphor in any format that you choose (photo, collage, drawing, painting, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>You will then write or record a short description:\n<ol>\n<li>Explaining the metaphor, why you selected it and its significance in education<\/li>\n<li>Explain which learning theory or conception of Learning (from Bates&#8217; article) your metaphor embodies or represents<\/li>\n<li>Discussing whether or not you think that the metaphor is appropriate or flawed<\/li>\n<li>Reflecting on what impact this metaphor may have on policy, practice, and your own understanding of the topic or phenomenon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Post your visualisation and your discussion in your Learning Portfolio. Make sure to also include a short self-reflection on why you chose this activity, how it aligned with your learning goals, and what you learned through your critical review of the experience.<\/p>\n<p>References<\/p>\n<p>Lakoff, G. &amp; Johnson, M. (1980). <i>Metaphors we live by<\/i>. University of Chicago Press.<\/p>\n<p>Watters, A. (2014) \u201cThe Future of Ed Tech is a Reclamation Project\u201d in The Monsters of Education Technology. <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/audreywatters\/the-monsters-of-education-technology.pdf\">https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/audreywatters\/the-monsters-of-education-technology.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her piece on the future of education, Watters (2014) discusses the importance of metaphor in developing a shared understanding of phenomenon. According to Lakoff &amp; Johnson (2003) metaphors are \u201cunderstanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/2022\/11\/13\/module-1-learning-activity-metaphorically-speaking\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1804,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions\/1804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}