What do you get when you put a philosopher, a dyslexic vice provost, a gorilla, and some basketballs in the same room? Insight into collaborative learning in the digital age, of course!
Cathy Davidson, of HASTAC fame and contributor to The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity, has a really well-written article out today that explains how:
When the tape stopped, the philosopher asked how many people had counted at least a dozen basketball tosses. Hands went up all over. He then asked who had counted 13, 14, and congratulated those who’d scored the perfect 15. Then he asked, “And who saw the gorilla?”
For the complete explanation, visit: Collaborative Learning for the Digital Age – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education.