Epistemology

  1. Drawing on this PowerPoint lecture and the epistemological metaphor chart in this module, summarize (in one paragraph each) Positivism, Constructivism and Critical Theory. 
  2. Watch the following three teaching videos and describe the underlying epistemology demonstrated in each video. Use the Epistemology Metaphor Chart to help you identify the epistemological assumptions. Foreachvideo, write a paragraph or two describing which epistemology the teaching in each video most enacts.
  3. In 1-2 paragraphs, reflect on which epistemology you are most attracted to/and or familiar with.