This short graphic resource explains how the inherited language we use limits our thinking in important ways. It encourages readers to interrogate their own life history to reflect on the beliefs and understandings they hold now. Taking a developmental as well as socially and historically situated perspective of “education” is the first step towards challenging these “limiting ideas”.
Resource download:
An Introduction to Deep Thinking (PDF, 4.1Mb)
Background:
A project to develop a guide that presents a ‘taxonomy’ of thought in Tertiary Education, illustrating the various ‘types’ and unmasking the limitations of each. A collaboration of Whanganui Learning Centre Trust, Universal College of Learning, Waikato Institute of Technology, and Ocean University of China.
Report prepared by Deb Hill.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)