Re: Dean Groom's post - I critically think therefore I’m confused

Groom’s 28/4 blog post led to some pondering. My take is that too often we educators get caught up in teaching and learning trivia (eg decisions involving which content, which device, which system) and that these masquerade as major decisions leaving us hamstrung, unable to make decisions that are worth spending time on to work out (what will help learners to survive in an increasingly complex world and how do we fit into this picture). In working out the ‘real’ decisions such as these we may see how we can help learners to be able to discern which decisions are weighty and so should be allocated resources such as time and critical thinking skills (not to mention paralysis from cognitive dissonance) and which decisions can be deemed insignificant and so should be treated accordingly. Discerning decision-making (meta decision-making?) – what is the importance of making this decision.

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