We are using the SCoPE platform to support all kinds of fascinating debates and resources. I hope you all have a chance to browse through the site.
The focus of my presentation this afternoon (unfortunately, my co-presenter Sylvia Currie was not able to be in Kelowna due to a family emergency) was on the topic of Knowledges Exchange and how the SCoPE platform enables it.
The concept that caused most discussion was Knowledges,in the plural. The core of my argument was that adding an "s" to the word Knowledge makes explicit the fact that we all have different coghnitive awareness due to our backgrounds and experience. It stresses diversity and validates the knowledge each one of us. We speak of teaching/learning Attitudes and Skills in the plural. Why not Knowledges?