{"id":64,"date":"2018-03-05T11:59:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T18:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2018-03-07T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T18:57:30","slug":"theoretical-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/multimodal-teaching\/theoretical-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"The Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>What is transformative learning theory?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transformative learning theory, developed by Jack Mezirow in 1978, was originally used to describe the experiences of women returning to work or study after an extended absence. This theory can be applied to all learners though, especially elementary students. Transformative learning:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happens in 11 phases, beginning with a \u201cdisorienting dilemma\u201d and ending with continuing life with a new perspective and forging new relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invites learners to critically reflect on and evaluate their own assumptions and popular discourses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Involves a transformation or shift in perspective; a change in frame of reference<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triggered when a problem is encountered that cannot be solved through the current frame of reference; when we encounter new knowledge that doesn\u2019t fit into our current understanding of the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develops critical consciousness of the world, shaping students into people who can think for themselves and affect change<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes the learner in profound and lasting ways<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Fosters engaged learners instead of learners who passively receive knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitchenham, A. (2008). The evolution of john mezirow&#8217;s transformative learning theory.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Transformative Education, 6<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2), 104-123. 10.1177\/1541344608322678<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How can technology help students engage in transformative learning?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the capability of technology to connect us to people in other parts of the world to expose students to new and different ideas, developing critical and reflective thinking skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing a new way to explore a subject, such as math, which sparks interest in the field that wasn\u2019t there before<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showing students that technology has not simply changed our lives through convenience but that it can transform our lives by changing our views and engaging people in critical discourse. A great illustration of this are current social movements, many of which have been fueled by technology through social media.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">What is transformative learning theory? Transformative learning theory, developed by Jack Mezirow in 1978, was originally used to describe the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32283,"featured_media":0,"parent":59,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":262,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/262"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/transformativetech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}