The Traveler, Miner, and Gardener: Metaphors for Making Teaching and Learning a Meaningful Process
(2022) The 2022 Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning- Abstract
- Engaging students in active participation and collaborative learning is an important pedagogical component of teaching and learning in higher education. Teachers use a variety of activities to engage students, such as interactive lectures, presentations, group activities, and projects. A metaphorical understanding of the teaching-learning process may help in the implementation of innovative and ground-up pedagogical approaches. Using my anthropological research background, I will present three metaphors that can make the teaching-learning process more meaningful, ground-up, and accommodating of students' diverse learning styles. A traveler metaphor presents the learner as a traveler to both familiar and unknown places. A miner metaphor... (More)
- Engaging students in active participation and collaborative learning is an important pedagogical component of teaching and learning in higher education. Teachers use a variety of activities to engage students, such as interactive lectures, presentations, group activities, and projects. A metaphorical understanding of the teaching-learning process may help in the implementation of innovative and ground-up pedagogical approaches. Using my anthropological research background, I will present three metaphors that can make the teaching-learning process more meaningful, ground-up, and accommodating of students' diverse learning styles. A traveler metaphor presents the learner as a traveler to both familiar and unknown places. A miner metaphor describes the learner as a miner who digs deep to get the desired 'minerals;' yet, the miner may obtain more than desired during the process. A gardener metaphor represents a gardener who cares for the garden from 'sowing' till 'reaping.' The gardener is also responsible for maintaining the garden by trimming and eliminating weeds. All three metaphors are about discovering, uncovering, and cultivating knowledge. The interesting thing about these metaphors is that the teacher and students are on the same 'journey' together. In this short presentation, I will reflect on these metaphors through the lens of a qualitative researcher (anthropologist) and relate them to the teaching-learning process. (Less)
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- author
- Qamar, Azher Hameed LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022-11-17
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- teaching, learning, higher education, metaphors, pedagogy
- categories
- Higher Education
- conference name
- The 2022 Lund University Conference on Teaching and Learning
- conference location
- Lund, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2022-11-17 - 2022-11-17
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 7e5c6af6-5751-4eac-9744-585fc56b9d04
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- https://konferens.ht.lu.se/lutl-2022/program-and-abstracts/
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