The Future of Knowledge: The Role of Epistemic Insight in Interdisciplinary Lear

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How can we design our lives to be sustainable amidst an uncertain future for our planet?How do we know what to trust in an online world rife with misinformation?How can we confront our mental health crises?How can we overcome polarization on issues of critical importance to our shared existence?How can we work together with those who see the world differently to us?Confronting these questions requires us to consider what the 'future of knowledge' might be, including the distinctive roles that disciplines across the sciences, arts and humanities might play. Epistemic insight is the 'knowledge about knowledge' needed to navigate the similarities and differences between disciplines and how they approach these questions differently. However, many education systems operate with a compartmentalized structure that limits the development of epistemic insight and thus our ability to provide students with the 'knowledge about knowledge' they need.This open access book draws from 10 years of research into how epistemic insight can transform compartmentalized structures of learning. It presents a range of strategies and approaches for how educators, including schoolteachers, teacher educators, lecturers and education policy-makers, can facilitate epistemically insightful educational experiences. This book provides a distinctive contribution to the field of inter/multi/transdisciplinary education and will be of interested to anyone exploring the power and potential of these approaches.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF).

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Berry Billingsley is Professor of Science Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.Keith Chappell is a Research Fellow at the LASAR Centre at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.Sherralyn Simpson is a Research Fellow and Primary Schools Lead at the LASAR Centre at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Teacher Resources and NotesList of ContributorsPreface: The Future of Knowledge, Berry Billingsley, Keith Chappell, and Sherralyn SimpsonForeword, Renato OperttiIntroduction: Creating the Future of Knowledge in the age of Gen AI, Berry BillingsleyChapter Summaries and How to Read this Book, Keith Chappell, Berry Billingsley and Sherralyn SimpsonPart I: Epistemic insight, epistemic agency and multidisciplinary enquiriesStatement of Support, Alona Forkosh Baruch1. Cultivating Epistemic Agents as Critical Consumers of Information, Berry Billingsley and Sean Durbin Part II: Planning to Teach with Big QuestionsStatement of support, Overson Shumba2. Igniting primary school students' curiosity: Exploring the impact of co-created Epistemic Insight teaching on learner agency, Sherralyn Simpson3. Big Questions about humanity's place in the cosmos and Epistemic Insight pedagogy among university trainee teachers, Maureen Kanchebele Sinyangwe4. Big Questions – and their value in extra-curricular activities that teach epistemic insight, Laura HackettPart III: What is the Epistemic Insight Future of Knowledge Initiative? Statement of Support, Richard Cheetham5. Future Libraries AI Focusing on Motivations to Learn: A Technologist's View, Ted Selker with additional creative input and expert knowledge from Berry Billingsley6. Research Co-Creation and the Development of Epistemically Insightful Curricula, Finley I. Lawson, Mandy Dhaliwal, Michelle Lawson and Henry Coates7. How can we educate future generations to effectively respond to global challenges and live sustainably? Developing agentic learners through an epistemically insightful curriculum, Agnieszka J. Gordon and Sherralyn SimpsonPart IV: The Future of Knowledge and Higher EducationStatement of Support, Rama Thirunamachandran8. Dancing with the Digital: An 'EI' workshop designed to bridge disciplines and spark students' epistemic creativity, Lee Hazeldine, Karl Bentley, Angela Pickard and Allan Callaghan9. The Nature-Knowledge-Values framework – a pedagogical tool for teaching NOS in tertiary Education, Klaus Colanero and Kai Ming KiangPart V: Language, Technology and Inclusivity Statement of Support, John Bryant10. Building a Smarter Search Engine, Aryn Litchfield11. A Sociocultural Understanding of Epistemic Insight: Toward an Imperative of Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning, Dana L. Zeidler12. Get ready, steady, allez? ¡Vamos!, Martin PickettPart VI: Science, Imagination, Interdisciplinarity and AIStatement of Support, Nidhal Guessoum 13. Science Education, Interdisciplinarity, and Critical thinking, Nidhal Guessoum14. Philosophy and Artificial friends, Greg Artus15. Library Perspective: closing the book, continuing to grow…, Keith Chappell16. Teacher Notes and ResourcesIndex

Review

This text offers an important insight into the nature of thinking about knowledge and learning – in a world that is fast changing and that offers many problems for children and young people to solve across a range of disciplines developing a way of thinking about problems – an epistemic insight – is a core and important skill as is recognizing that this insight has subject dependent characteristics. -- Paul Hopkins, Lecturer in Teacher Education and Educational Technology, University of Hull, UKHaving used an Epistemic Insight approach to teaching in schools and Higher Education, I am more than excited to see this book published. There is a carefully crafted narrative where theory and practice are interwoven highlighting how current thinking can be translated into meaningful teaching and learning. Case studies bring this book to life, the structure and tone protects the reader through complex ideas and challenges thinking, but most of all this feels like a book 'for the good'. It gives us ways into discussions with learners around what I would call wicked problems and pertinent to their lives; supporting the teacher in ways to ensure that there is a subject focus as well as one which encourages dialogue and critical thought. -- Leigh Hoath, Professor of Science Education and Deputy Dean, School of Education, Leeds Trinity University, UKI commend this book to readers. Epistemic insight plays a central role in developing knowledge and skills that are crucial for contemporary times. People tend to learn in isolation and memorise facts and information. Right now, richer approaches to learning are needed which can stimulate curiosity, creativity and critical thinking within and across disciplines. The guides and case studies in this book explore how to embed epistemic insight into teaching, learning and assessment. -- Darryl Buchanan, Associate Chief Executive, The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales, AustraliaBerry Billingsley has been a driving force behind a new movement in education to reconceptualise how schools and other sites of learning should address issues to do with knowledge. She has worked for many years to develop and test innovative teaching strategies that promote epistemic insight. With Keith Chappell and Sherralyn Simpson she has now brought together in this valuable volume an international team of authors to synthesise the fruits of this work and explore its implications for interdisciplinary learning through a range of issues including GenAI and sustainability. -- Michael J. Reiss, Professor of Science Education, IOE, University College London, UKBig Question: Would the world be a better place if everyone had epistemic insight and agency? It will definitely enable students to much better handle the incredible complexity of today's and future challenges. And in the era of AI it will help all of us to become and remain open minded, responsible and resilient local and global citizens. This book combines in-depth research with practical advice and resources. It will enable educators from primary schools to universities to think and work in a far more multidisciplinary and inspiring approach. Thank you! -- Kerstin Wilmans, CEO, Global Goals Curriculum, BerlinIn an era where persistent exposure to information is the norm, be it legitimate or fake, solicited or not, this provides a perfectly timed resource, that highlights and evidences the value in developing the necessary skills to both interrogate and appreciate the nuances of context in relation to knowledge acquisition and assimilation. Epistemic agency aligns beautifully with the ethos of the International Baccalaureate, but explicit interdisciplinary awareness is invaluable for all future-minded learners to enable their informed decision making, as we are faced with local and global challenges. -- Nicola Robinson, Vice Principal of The Worthgate School (part of CATS Global Schools)

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Details ISBN1350383910 Author Sherralyn Simpson Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781350383913 Format Hardcover Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle The Role of Epistemic Insight in Interdisciplinary Learning Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Sherralyn Simpson Illustrations 20 bw illus DEWEY 001 ISBN-10 1350383910 Publication Date 2024-10-03 UK Release Date 2024-10-03 Pages 312 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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