22-1-26 ToK workshop

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22-1-26 ToK workshop

Welcome

(knowledge of knowledge = even better)

Knowledge is power

Theory of Knowledge

Workshop

And then there's this

So we want to be intellectually autonomous, but we also need to trust knowledge presented to us. 

That's why it's good to think about how knowledge is shaped, constructed, discovered, stumbled upon.

Why bother with ToK

• requirement in the course outline
• with your help, students will be more likely to succeed (in ToK)
• creates more coherence within the DP curriculum
  
• more knowledge transfer across the DP curriculum
• makes students better people
• makes us better colleagues :)

What's the goal of ToK?

"to reflect on the nature, scope and limitations of knowledge and the process of knowing"

- ToK subject brief

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Aims of ToK

• to encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question
• to expose students to ambiguity, uncertainty and questions with multiple plausible answers
  
• to equip students to effectively navigate and make sense of the world, and help prepare them to encounter novel and complex situations
• to encourage students to be more aware of their own perspectives and to reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions
• to engage students with multiple perspectives, foster open-mindedness and develop intercultural understanding
• to encourage students to make connections between academic disciplines by exploring underlying concepts and by identifying similarities and differences in the methods of inquiry used in different areas of knowledge
• to prompt students to consider the importance of values, responsibilities and ethical concerns relating to the production, acquisition, application and communication of knowledge.

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Knowledge questions

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Knowledge questions

To what extent is certainty attainable? 

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Knowledge questions

To what extent is certainty attainable? 

Can knowledge change established values or beliefs? 

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Knowledge questions

To what extent is certainty attainable? 

Can knowledge change established values or beliefs? 

Is the division of the natural sciences and mathematics into separate areas of knowledge artificial?

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Knowledge questions

To what extent is certainty attainable? 

Can knowledge change established values or beliefs? 

Is the division of the natural sciences and mathematics into separate areas of knowledge artificial?

Are some types of knowledge more useful than others?

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Knowledge questions

To what extent is certainty attainable? 

Can knowledge change established values or beliefs? 

Are some types of knowledge more useful than others?

Is the division of the natural sciences and mathematics into separate areas of knowledge artificial?

When historians and natural scientists say that they have explained something, are they using the word “explain” in the same way? 

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ToK assessment

Year 1: exhibition

Year 2: essay

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Curriculum overview

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Curriculum overview

Some cognitive psychology, (social) epistemology, philosophy of science

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Curriculum overview

Dunnow yet..

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Curriculum overview

Me talking about your subject :)

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Curriculum overview

Scope What is it about? What role does it play within the totality of knowledge?	Perspectives What different perspectives are there within this area of knowledge?
Tools & methods How do the cognitive and material tools & methods shape knowledge?	Ethics What ethics and values are there within an area of knowledge, and how do these effect the pursuit of knowlegde

The knowledge framework

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Linking your subject with ToK

Option #1: The course concepts

and the other way around

evidence
certainty

truth 

interpretation

power

justification

explanation objectivity perspective

culture 

values responsibility

omcirkel de drie concepten die volgens jou het meest relevant zijn

Linking your subject with ToK

Option #2: using the knowledge framework

and the other way around

• Scope
• Perspectives
• Methods & tools
• Ethics

• What motivates the pursuit of knowledge in these themes/areas of knowledge?

• What practical problems can be solved through the application of knowledge from these themes/areas of knowledge?

• What are the key current open/unanswered questions in these themes/areas of knowledge?

• What makes this theme/area of knowledge important?

• What is the significance of key historical developments within this area of knowledge?

• What do these area of knowledge identify about knowledge that is rooted in particular social and cultural groups?

• Is an understanding of the perspective of other knowers essential in the pursuit of knowledge?

• What assumptions underlie the methods of inquiry used in these themes/areas of knowledge?

• Does what is seen to constitute “good evidence” vary from discipline to discipline and culture to

culture? How is knowledge produced and communicated in these themes/areas of knowledge?

• How important are material tools in the production and acquisition of knowledge?

• Should the pursuit of knowledge in this area of knowledge be subject to ethical constraints?

• What responsibilities rest on the knower as a result of their knowledge in this area of knowledge?

• Do established values change in the face of new knowledge?

Welk van deze onderdelen zou jij tijdens een les graag een keer verdiepen? 

Linking your subject with ToK

Option #3: knowledge questions

and the other way around

Are there knowledge questions you could and would like to explicitly address in your curriculum?

What knowledge question do you you feel is absolutely relevant for students in order to understand your subject?

Welke drie vragen spreken jou het meest aan? Met welke drie vragen kan je het best uit de voeten in jouw les? 

Linking your subject with ToK

Option #4: a case study

and the other way around

Is there or has there been a development, a scandal, an invention, a revolution or major change in your discipline?

Is there something that challenged assumptions, had major implications or altered what counts as knowledge? 

Case study

What can I do for you?

Would you like....

• a copy of your AoK's chapter within ToK?
• info on a specific element of the knowledge framework of your AoK?
• an example of a case study?
• a concept connection with your AoK? 

So, what now?

• 29-1: first attempt/ideas linking your subject to ToK in the course outline
• 5-2: feedback/suggestions for linking your subject to ToK
• 5-2: me trying to get my head around ToK @Oxford 
• 9-2: deadline course outline
• P3: start ToK-module MYP5