The students were introduced to the concept of existential phenomenology . We discussed other importance concepts related to the subject. Bellow, there are presented some of the ideas that frame the existential phenomenological approach as a viable epistemological model to apply in the classroom. CONCEPTS — Phenomenology : A philosophical “practice/method” of observing, recording, and interpreting “lived experience” through vivid and detailed descriptions. The practice of phenomenology seeks to expose, uncover, or reveal “universal” elements of human existence that structure our practical, “particular” empirical situations. — Transcendental Phenomenology : Largely developed by Husserl, is a philosophical approach to qualitative research methodology seeking to understand human experience. — Existential Phenomenology : Whereas Husserl saw the task of transcendental phenomenology to be that o describing the lived world from the viewpoint of a detached observer,...
This lesson is valuable because we turned physical landmarks into movements, which is a kinesthetic type of learning that no students are used to, because assignments like this one are rare. Representing each landmark with our bodies tells a story, and tells more about each place than just meets the eye.
ReplyDeleteThis exercise involved taking an ordinary environment around campus and developing a deeper focusing of that structure. The students had to put their minds and bodies at work to resemble and represent their structures. The students had to collaborate, discuss, and contribute ideas to find and site and decide what actions they were going to take. This exercise unravels a subsurface meaning and shows more of an appreciation of structural commotion in a day-to-day environment.
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