The Evolution Of Complexity Theory In Education

3 credits

This directed study is an exploration of the nature of cognition, its biological roots in the work of Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, the evolution of this foundation in the work of enactivism (Varela, Thomspon and Roch), and recent extension of this work in the nature of cognition and complexity in Education (Brent Davis and Denis Sumara). Throughout this directed reading course we will be asking the questions, "What is learning?" "What is knowledge?" "What does it mean to know something?" taking into consideration the course readings.