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| Reading
Instruction |
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| Exploration and
context |
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The way these texts
and pages of my research-process are presented are more or less a
logical construction of following thoughts which may help to understand
it better. Your personal way of reading or the hyper textual
(non-linear) order might be totally different. Feel free to do so. When
you read a text or notice a concept that interests or triggers you, you associate
that with your previous experiences. Wandering off in your mind and
creatively combining new thoughts creating knowledge, or the
eureka-experiences as I like to call them. These pages are intentionally
multipurpose: to explain concepts, to share experience and especially to
inspire and motivate you in finding your life's goal.
What you do in the context could
be a personal way of doing research. For example: I usually play some
background music or listen to the radio, eat some fruit, or drink some
tea. While reading books I sometimes burn flavored candles or incense.
When I see a specific word or concept I think is worth looking at I
write it down and frequently look for other references through
search-engines on the Internet (in a different browser-window) or I might check
a dictionary or encyclopedia. This is a personal context-example for
doing research which works for me. Just a comfortable chair might be
your necessary context-condition for learning. Use and experiment or at
least pay attention to context conditions as long as your senses and
curiosity are satisfied....
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| Tools & Sources for exploration |
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Life lessons are learned by practice; any
mistake you make (or action you classify as mistake) is an opportunity
to learn and change habits or behaviors. Sometimes just looking at a situation or
position from a different perspective is revealing. Several (science-
& labor-) disciplines have techniques for analyzing and solving
practical problems. Most disciplines use the conventional systematic
approach but creativity- and conceptual solution techniques can also be
very resourceful, especially for visualizing unwanted or hidden patterns.
The interaction and communication with others makes it
possible to reflect upon personal beliefs through dialogues. The pure
content of multi-reflected dialogues (sometimes over several
generations) and multi-reflected visions results in the form of
wisdom-concepts and 'general' rules for life.
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| Research Procedure |
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I started my research
with the origin of knowledge. With a philosophical basis researching
several subjects:
- Education (Learning, E-learning, Open Source education, Information and Communication
Technology & higher education)
- Development of a vision
- Spiritual paths
- Classification systems
- Problem-Solving (Models, Techniques, Training & Workshops)
- Communication
The thing most texts have in
common is that it is related to empowerment, growth and balance within
areas of life. Although some pages are more theoretical and knowledge
oriented, I try to keep focused on adding value to you, the reader. Please
make suggestions on how to improve this site or give me personal
feedback by mail: toine@fennis.net.
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