Learning Approaches and Concepts

Haley Lotsa Sitka from Ross University discusses transformative and transgressive learning in the Anthropocene. She highlights the need for new learning approaches due to environmental challenges, particularly in southern Africa. The video explains change-oriented, transformative, and transgressive learning, and presents four approaches to transformative learning: multi-stakeholder learning, empathetic learning, confronting contradictions, and addressing absences. The video encourages experimenting with these practices to foster change.

What is the Anthropocene primarily characterized by?

• A period of stable climate

• Human-induced changes to the planet

• The extinction of all species

• A return to natural ecosystems

Which type of learning involves changes in our everyday practices?

• Transformative learning

• Transgressive learning

• Change-oriented learning

• Cultural learning

What does transformative learning focus on?

• Ignoring environmental issues

• Reinforcing existing norms

• Maintaining the status quo

• Changes in cognition and values

Which learning approach involves being explicitly normative and action-oriented?

• Change-oriented learning

• Transformative learning

• Transgressive learning

• Cultural learning

What is a key aspect of multi-stakeholder learning?

• Focusing on individual achievements

• Working in isolation

• Ignoring diverse perspectives

• Collaborating with people of different views

Embodied empathetic learning requires us to:

• Avoid reflection and listening

• Focus solely on personal gain

• Ignore the needs of others

• Show empathy and care for the world

What does confronting contradictions in learning involve?

• Accepting all contradictions as they are

• Ignoring conflicting ideas

• Examining and addressing opposing forces

• Avoiding tensions

How can we address absences in learning?

• By identifying and filling gaps

• By maintaining the status quo

• By reinforcing existing practices

• By ignoring what is missing

What is a common goal of transformative and transgressive learning?

• To focus on individual success

• To challenge and change existing norms

• To ignore social justice issues

• To maintain current educational practices

What is the ultimate aim of transformative transgressive learning?

• To ensure no change occurs

• To experiment and implement new practices

• To focus solely on theoretical knowledge

• To reinforce traditional methods