Student reflection on the magic of instrinsic motivation
This excerpt from a video project "Nexus Event" about our Cradle to Cradle Lecture module by our truly nexus thinking and endlessly creative student Lanny Manicchia I think nicely vindicates the Theory Y/Z based Platonic/Socratic Maeutic Method I use in all of our classes, wherein I model the activities that have brought joy and erudition to me as a scholar and educator activist and invite and guide students toward the rabbit hole and then watch them tumble in, eyes wide open wonderland style, falling into the depths of inquiry, exploration and creation of their own volition. Talk about productivity and great student learning outcomes! Lanny writes, "Ok, so what started as wanting to make a simple comment about cybernetic allies and some brief thoughts on how I see the possibilities for the (massive) impacts of the current and accelerating technological shifts on scarcity and abundance and maybe a quick aside about how much I like the movie Transcendence (which mig...