Comments on: blogevangelism part deux – stephen downes’ response http://davecormier.com/edblog/2006/07/08/blogevangelism-part-deux-stephen-downes-response/ Education, post-structuralism and the rise of the machines Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:19:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Fitzgerald http://davecormier.com/edblog/2006/07/08/blogevangelism-part-deux-stephen-downes-response/comment-page-1/#comment-2371 Bill Fitzgerald Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:17:39 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=62#comment-2371 The phrase "roll over" merits more examination. As it was used in Stephen's post, it implies ceding ground unnecessarily, or agreeing to things just to get along, not because we agree with them. As you use it, however, it implies meeting your listener where they are. "Rolling over" in this context isn't really rolling over -- it suggests listening to your partner(s) in conversation, and framing your response in terms they are more likely to understand. And this sounds a lot like teaching to me. The phrase “roll over” merits more examination. As it was used in Stephen’s post, it implies ceding ground unnecessarily, or agreeing to things just to get along, not because we agree with them.

As you use it, however, it implies meeting your listener where they are. “Rolling over” in this context isn’t really rolling over — it suggests listening to your partner(s) in conversation, and framing your response in terms they are more likely to understand.

And this sounds a lot like teaching to me.

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