concept networks & systems thinking/dynamic modeling
Melinda Salazar
msalazar at cisunix.unh.edu
Sat Jan 28 04:24:38 PST 2006
Dear Chris,
As a new member to this list, I inadvertently sent to all instead of to
the sender. Nonetheless, it sparked interest!
Go to:
Lees N. Stuntz
Creative Learning Exchange
stuntzln at clexchange.org
www.clexchange.org
27 Central St.
Acton MA 01720
Phone: 978-635-9797
Fax: 978-635-3737
and go to:
The Cloud Institute
www.sustainabilityed.org
On Jan 27, 2006, at 4:52 PM, Chris Macrae wrote:
> I am very interested to hear of anywhere that people are openly
> developing a
> curriculum that looks at whole systems before parts, and works out
> what people
> need to understnad about systems at each age group
>
> I am not clear if you are saying that Senge is supporting this. One of
> the
> issues about systems teaching is that any systems approach is only as
> useful
> as its ability to interface with any other systems approach; I have
> not always
> found chapters close to Senge as open as this dynamic requires
>
> connectedness is the future in ways that traditional separation of
> teaching
> subjects does not begin to help students see
>
> chris macrae
> http://ninenow.blogspot.com
> http://valuesystem.blogspot.com
>
>
> Quoting Melinda Salazar <msalazar at cisunix.unh.edu>:
>
> yes.....! it all comes from this group...i heard peter senge talking
> about/modeling the community growth/housing thing....that was his
> thing, he's now into k-12 stuff, do you know SoL????
> On Jan 27, 2006, at 1:09 PM, Diane Brandon wrote:
>
>> I found the website by googling "CLE June conference" - probably too
>> K-12 for me, but I'm curious about it now. I've seen other modeling
>> for community growth, housing, transportation, and I like it because
>> people get images about possibilities, and some who seemed unable to
>> change course or see what was coming go "ah ha!" -- and the
>> conversation opens up. The computer model may be way off -- or not --
>> but it still breaks the mold and shifts mental models for many.
>>
>> Diane
>>
>> On Jan 27, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Patricia Haines wrote:
>>
>>> a useful tool related to the concept network is Systems
>>> Thinnking/Dynamic Modeling, or System
>>> Dynamics. Teaching/learning tool used in k-12, from kindergarten on
>>> up, corporate planning (Peter
>>> Senge's SoL included), and advanced medical and scientific research -
>>> to explore by creating graphic
>>> representations how everything is connected - extraordinary. System
>>> Dynamics leaders speak of it in
>>> terms of "systems citizenship" - a way of understanding and engaging
>>> the world that all of us need
>>> for navigating - and creating - a sustainable global future that
>>> works for everyone.
>>>
>>> If any of you work with educators, k-12, higher education or
>>> community-based, you might check out
>>> CLE June conference in northeastern Massachusetts. Four days, with
>>> folks from throughout the world,
>>> that are like a full semester of grad school with none of the stress!
>>> educators and scholars totally
>>> on an equal basis - extraordinary. I attach some basic information.
>>>
>>> Patricia Haines
>>> Director, Level Green Institute, Ithaca, NY
>>> Co-Chair, Adult & Community Learning, U.S. Partnership for the Decade
>>> of Education for Sustainable
>>> Development (uspartnership.org>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Chris Macrae <wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk>
>>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>>> Sent: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:14:13 +0000
>>> Subject: as an open spacer, do you talk about concept networks?
>>>
>>>> First, concept network is an emerging term. If you already use
>>>> different
>>>> language for the idea, why not tell me at wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk
>>>> Me no wheel reinventor! That said here are 2 examples of concept
>>>> networks
>>>> currently going the rounds. Do you have one to add or want to join
>>>> in either
>>>> round?
>>>>
>>>> CONCEPT NETWORKS what might these be?
>>>>
>>>> 1
>>>> For example, there are about 10 well endowed (mulitibillion dollar)
>>>> hi-tech
>>>> philanthropists' foundations. Does even one of them enable a concept
>>>> virtual
>>>> community where a thousand or so people could debate ideas and if
>>>> one best
>>>> contender got produced a year, the foundation would find some small
>>>> way of
>>>> testing it out.
>>>>
>>>> 2
>>>> we know of many cultural creatives (young at heart in any city we
>>>> visit who
>>>> want to change the world's humanity on at least one issue that seems
>>>> to make
>>>> common sense as well as provide a bridge to multicultural harmony
>>>> and ending
>>>> terror); however if you ask yourself the question, what list of 20
>>>> attributes
>>>> help measure whether a city supports or pollutes the atempts of
>>>> young
>>>> creatives to activate such good work for humanity:
>>>> where is the listing being commonly debated? if you do have a
>>>> listing, do you
>>>> know of one city anywhere whose system supports more of the
>>>> attributes than it
>>>> destroys. We don't but our correspondents are looking through 100
>>>> cities,-why
>>>> not join in such a colaboration survey or suggest some young people
>>>> do?
>>>>
>>>> cheers chris macrae wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk
>>>> http://exponentials.blogspot.com
>>>> http://project30000.blogspot.com/
>>>> 2000_01_01_project30000_archive.html
>>>>
>>>>
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Women's Studies Program
University of New Hampshire
Oyster River High School
Social Studies Department
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Durham, New Hampshire 03824
603.868.5131
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