Anyone can follow a study group on P2PU. Participating is the next level of engagement. The sign-up is a space where interested individuals can express their interest and background in the topic and commit to working with the rest of the participants. Please answer the following set(s) of questions if you want to become a participant or organizer.
Standard Set
This set of signup questions is common to all study groups, courses, ... in P2PU. The answers to these questions will be public once you get accepted.
- What made you interested in this topic?
- What do you hope to achieve by participating?
- Are you interested in helping with the study group organization?
Answers
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Espen Stranger-Johannessen
April 17, 2011, 6:18 p.m.
Bio:
I'm doing a PhD in Literacy Education at UBC, Canada. My research is on the African Storybook Project in Uganda.
Location:
Standard Set Answer:
As an educationist I feel I should have read this book already, I even have it in my bookshelf, but so far I've always had an excuse not to. Now I not only get to read it, I'll even have the chance to discuss it with people. I'm not a big skeptic of traditional school as such, but I'm very interested in alterative ways of thinking about schooling, and trying out new things. I'm sure it will be quite controversial, but I also think it will have some good points, which makes it all the more important to discuss it, and not just put it down and forget about it.
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Stian Haklev
April 17, 2011, 5:15 p.m.
Bio:
Check my blog http://reganmian.net/blog/about_me
Location: Toronto
Standard Set Answer:
Interesting in reading this book and sharing reflections with the others in this group.
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Jessy Kate Schingler
April 17, 2011, 12:35 p.m.
Bio:
Systems scientist & community hacker. I am interested in technology to study and enhance human systems.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Standard Set Answer:
I'm interested in making science and research more accessible and open, and ways in which we can re-invent the role and placement of education in society. I'm also actively a member of both a traditional institution of higher education and very involved in p2pu.
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Dan Diebolt
April 17, 2011, 7:30 a.m.
Bio:
I landed on your planet recently.
Location: Ann Arbor / Michigan / USA / Earth
Standard Set Answer:
There is a revealing summary of Illich life and philosophy on this show during the first hour:
Ivan Illich On Unwelcome Guests
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Alex Halavais
April 16, 2011, 4:45 p.m.
Bio:
My name is Alex Halavais (the “s” is silent) and I am a social architect, interested in ways of helping form communities of creativity, freedom, and justice. In particular, I help people to discover ways in which social media changes the nature of scholarship and learning, and allows for new forms of collaboration and self-government.
I am an associate professor at Quinnipiac University, where I teach in a masters program in interactive communications. I formerly directed a masters program in informatics at the University at Buffalo, and was Research Director for the New Media Research Lab at the University of Washington. I am vice president of the Association of Internet Researchers and serve as the Technical Director of the Digital Media and Learning Hub based at the University of California Humanities Research Institute.
Location: New York, NY
Standard Set Answer:
I read Deschooling Society many years ago, and--as I recall--found it deeply releiving to read something that so clearly reflected what I felt was a natural understanding of learning and learning institutions. I also recall that I brissled at some of the characterizations of learning, and that I found others impractical.
I recently reread Small Is Beautiful, a book that likewise had a positive impact on my when I was younger, and found it far less palatable than I had remembered. I certainly hope the same isn't true of Illich :).
I am excited to be reading this with a group of people who are interested not just in the ideas being put forward, but what that means for concrete action. What does it mean to have a school without schooling?
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Jeff Weber
April 16, 2011, 4:42 p.m.
Bio:
A background in investments, finance and technology, and a life-long learner.
Location:
Standard Set Answer:
What made you interested in this topic?
Reading and collaborative discussion is an excellent tool of self directed learning, and here, on the topic of education.
What do you hope to achieve by participating?
A respect for those who have and are challenging traditional education models.
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Michael McCarthy
April 16, 2011, 4:19 p.m.
Bio:
I'm into animation, social justice, education and where it all intersects on the ground AND on the web through HTML5.
Praxis makes perfect =)
Location: Providence, RI
Standard Set Answer:
I'm a part of a unique program whose founder's were heavily influenced by Illichs' work, and many other radical educators (Paolo Friere, etc.) I have the book sitting in a pile on my chair, and I'm looking forward to digging in along with some other change agents! =)
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Maria Droujkova
April 16, 2011, 1:46 p.m.
Bio:
Make math your own, to make your own math
Location:
Standard Set Answer:
I've been interested in Illych's ideas for a while. I hope to discuss them in the context of modern open education.
