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Mentor INSPIRES

Dr. G BalasubramaniamFormer Director, AcademicsCBSE

TRANSDISCIPLINARY LEARNING

The questions before me?

Do Vidhya and education mean the same thing?

Why should I go to the same school for different subjects?

Universe of Knowledge

Organization of knowledgeConcepts, community of information, disciplines of learningEvolution of Knowledge

The operation domains of knowledge

Disciplinary knowledge

The roots of knowledge

Disciplines convergence and divergence of knowledge

What Howard Gardner has to say about disciplined mind

The disciplined mind has mastered at least one way of thinking -- a distinctive mode of cognition that characterizes a specific scholarly discipline, craft, or profession. Much research conforms that it takes up to ten years to master a discipline. The disciplined mind also knows how to work steadily over time to improve skill and understanding -- in the vernacular, it is highly disciplined. Without at least one discipline under his belt, the individual is destined to march to someone else's tune.

Inter-disciplinary learning

What are the objectives of inter-disciplinary learning?

Its architecture and limitations

How does inter-disciplinary learning help in enhancing the domain of knowledge?

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Multi-disciplinary learning

The scope and expanse of MDL

How does it help human pursuits?

Is MDL a formal form of learning or the unique pursuit of a human mind?

Transdisciplinary Learning

That which transcends disciplinary learningEvolutionary in natureNon-structured and unconditional

The objectives of Transdisciplinary

Faces multiple levels of Reality

Questions even logical perceptions

Uniqueness of methodology

Transdisciplinary curriculum

Open endedResearch focusedScaffold by intuition and creativityFacilitates synthesis of knowledgeExpansive and individualisticSpace-time unlimited

Brain studies and Learning

Which of the above formats of Learning is adequately supported by the brain?

The challenges in Learning

PerceptionsPrevious experiencesMemoryInsecurity

Learning as a neural connect

Kandels theory of Learning

Ever changing learning process

Learning and emotions

The whole brain theory and MDL

You see the dog and it is converted to electrical signals and The signals are stored in the visual cortex .Light energy is converted to electrical energy and passed on to the brain, Thousands of cortical regions are activated to cause a visual processing

How does the brain handle information and why it is MDL friendly process?

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UCLAs Brain Research InstituteThroughout our lives we use just a fraction of our brains thinking ability. We could without any difficulty whatever, learn 40 languages, memorize a set of encyclopedias from A to Z and complete the required courses of dozens of colleges.

Assessment concerns in MDL

The Theories of Learning

The need and urgency for MDL in Knowledge creation

The future of learning curve

Do we have a choice?

Thank you