metaphor

Why learning with SOLO Taxonomy is like licking ice cream

6 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 one content […]

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Metaphors for SOLO Taxonomy

4 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 to […]

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Revisiting analogy.

8 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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