metaphor

Why learning with SOLO Taxonomy is like licking ice cream

June 30, 2015

View image | gettyimages.com I often describe learning with SOLO as like licking an infinitely tall ice cream cone – the gradual and cumulative process of removing melting ice cream dribbles continues around and around and around the cone. In a similar way learning with SOLO never stops – when you reach extended abstract for […]

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Metaphors for SOLO Taxonomy

April 13, 2015

… or SOLO Taxonomy, the chance of snake charmers and the hue gourd. Growing or growth is a common metaphorical representation for ako – learning . However when thinking about a suitable metaphor for SOLO Taxonomy, growth metaphors (bigger or more numerous) do not work. The sticking point is always in the jump from multistructural […]

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Revisiting analogy.

August 11, 2013

Modelling the process of making an analogy is an on-going challenge for educators. In my previous consultancy I developed a visual process map and self-assessment rubric to help students unpack existing analogies or create their own. It worked in part but I was never terribly happy with it. Oftentimes the output of the activity seemed […]

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