RE: Learning Paradox

["Peter Smagorinsky" <smago@coe.uga.edu>]

MCA published a symposium on the Learning Paradox in Vol. 8, No. 1, 2001.
Contributions by Cole, Neuman, Packer, Hall. p

> (Assimilation & accommodation, or appropriation? -- i'm confused by these
> distinctions, BUT) -- add, from "Timewalkers: The prehistory of global
> civilization" by Clive Gamble, which I stumbled across reading Katherine
> Nelson while in San Diego, **exaptation** : the use of an existing tool
> for
> a new purpose, which sets up all sorts of affordances/ demands for novelty
> in thinking and doing.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Glick, Joseph [mailto:JGlick@gc.cuny.edu]
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:47 PM
>> To: 'xmca@weber.ucsd.edu'
>> Subject: RE: Learning Paradox
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>> Assimilation, accommodation, adaptation, organization anyone?
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