What we have discussed in class a few times and have read about in the text book is committing to learning through experiencing the something similar to someone else, which is in a way putting dialogic communication. In a post that I previously posted about process. It's a process to learn from others. Like it was saying in the chapter that there is the monologue, technical, and then the genuine ways of communicating.
I like the way they put it in the text book. Professors or teachers usually do the monologuing for a class to get students to understand. When its one on one where the teacher is interacting with small group or even just the individual there is the interaction that is face to face, it lets the student(s) ask questions and talk to the teacher. Then genuine communication seems to be when students talk to the teacher where there is mutual learning environment.
Differing narratives also help in learning. When you see something different it usually stands out (hopefully). Hopefully I think because if we see something different and value different and the Other then we may have a seed planted and the networking in our brains may change.
Salvador, I like how you brought a real life example into your blog post, of how the professors have many different styles of communicating with us. Being that the main point of this chapter was that we learn through difference and dialogue, it is important for us to remain open to other people's ideas and thoughts. Without difference, then there would be nothing for anyone to talk about. The 5 coordinates that the book gives us to invite dialogue really tie into what you were saying as well, being that the first coordinate tells us to be a listener, which would in turn make us a better learner. Although I will not mention all of the coordinates, the last one mentions to keep content and learning foremost. Dialogic ethics encourages us to learn and become aware that there are differences amongst us.
ReplyDeleteAs from what I have seen, in America, we are quick to tell others what we think is right, and what others think is wrong. Communication is very important and necessary in our world today, and if we are closed off, then we won't learn anything nor be able to have dialogue. And like you said, if we remain open to differing narratives, then that also helps in learning.