Re: [xmca] Re: AERA Kudos

Hi all,
I wish I could have attended all the CHAT sessions "up there" but
could not. Just a short comment to note that there was a beautiful
session where C. Lee and other brilliant scholars talked about the
legacy of Brown. Wonder whether those texts can be collected and
shared with people here since they were all historically and
culturally informative and informed. Anybody else was there?
David

On Apr 15, 2007, at 11:59 AM, Jay Lemke wrote:

>
> Mike and all,
>
> I also thought that the two CHAT SIG sessions I participated in
> were very stimulating and well organized ... thanks to Ana and to
> Elina!
>
> In both there was discussion of the role of affect and personal-
> interpersonal dimensions of learning, and of research. I am
> particularly interested these days in bridging the phenomenology of
> direct or first-person experiencing with the semiotic (3rd person)
> analysis of how we engage with learning environments (which means
> really ALL environments!) across different timescales.
>
> There was also interesting discussion of the use of various
> qualitative research methods within a CHAT framework, and of CHAT
> itself as paradigm (including values), conceptual framework,
> specific theory, and research methodology. It seemed clear that
> various researchers adopt CHAT at different levels, from a life
> commitment to a technique of identifying useful units of analysis,
> and that working with it at one of these levels does not
> necessarily imply the others.
>
> In the Friday session we had a particularly fascinating and
> personal account by Galina Zukerman of a 10-year longitudinal study
> that made connections between the democratic vs. elitist effects of
> education and the structure of classroom organization and student
> initiatives. And many other very good papers for which I was happy
> to be the discussant ... though there was far too much to do
> justice to in my short time for comments. A very active discussion
> followed, well past the end of the session time.
>
> If I get some time, maybe not for a while yet, I will try to post
> some more notes.
>
> And the Damasio and other MB&E articles do look interesting in this
> connection, too.
>
> JAY.
>
>
>
>
> At 08:33 AM 4/15/2007, you wrote:
>> I read the article by Damasio and colleague that Gordon
>> recommended, and
>> found it tremendously relevant to a study I'm currently working on
>> with
>> doctoral student Elizabeth Daigle. It's a protocol analysis of a
>> high school
>> senior who's writing an interpretive paper on Shakespeare's Much
>> Ado about
>> Nothing. What's so interesting is that she (the student) really
>> struggles to
>> interpret the play, but has an emotional disposition that she can
>> produce an
>> acceptable paper, and a set of writing strategies that, coupled
>> with her
>> positive affect toward school, enables her to produce one. The MBE
>> paper has
>> been very helpful to us in establishing what's often missing from
>> discussions about learning strategies, which is a student's emotional
>> orientation toward the general prospect of succeeding in a school
>> task.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-
>> bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
>> Behalf Of Mike Cole
>> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 9:14 PM
>> To: Cathrene Connery
>> Cc: Culture Activity eXtended Mind
>> Subject: [xmca] Re: AERA Kudos
>>
>> Sounds great, Cathrene.
>> >From all those who made it to AERA, what new ideas and
>> inspirations did
>> >you
>> get that we might want to discuss?
>> I just downloaded the entire issue of Mind, Brain, & Education
>> that Gordon
>> tipped us to. This movement is really interesting in many ways.
>> Has anyone
>> read any of the articles yet?
>>
>> mike
>>
>> On 4/14/07, Cathrene Connery <ConneryC@cwu.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> > Dear Colleagues:
>> > Much thanks to Ana and all the panelists and presenters at
>> AERA. Both
>> > the CHAT symposium, presentations, and business meeting were
>> > outstanding venues to explore new ideas, receive support from
>> esteemed
>> > mentors, and validate our common efforts. The nurturing that was
>> > exhibited toward myself and other novice researchers was especially
>> appreciated.
>> >
>> > I once read Luria commented that Vygotsky was not only a genius,
>> but
>> > one of the most positive, interpersonal individuals he had ever
>> met.
>> > How refreshing that his legacy continues today. My experience
>> has been
>> > that such support and dialogue is devoid from the vast majority of
>> > academic circles. Thanks again to all who shared their talent,
>> > expertise, and commitment to each other and the field as a whole.
>> > Cathrene
>> >
>> > M. Cathrene Connery, Ph.D.
>> > Assistant Professor of Bilingual & TESL Education Co-coordinator,
>> > Bilingual / TESL Program Central Washington University
>> >
>> >
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