‘Once there was a learning developer…’: the potential of parables to stimulate critique.

This article builds on a workshop that took place at the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) annual conference in April 2019. It explores the role of the parable in provoking and stimulating debate and critical reflection. Beginning with a discussion of the parable as...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2e4a2e71e6fa4f119f4c4e94fad7a2d72021-11-29T14:02:23Z‘Once there was a learning developer…’: the potential of parables to stimulate critique.10.47408/jldhe.v0i16.5411759-667Xhttps://doaj.org/article/2e4a2e71e6fa4f119f4c4e94fad7a2d72019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://repl.gianfj.com/index.php/jldhe/article/view/541https://doaj.org/toc/1759-667X This article builds on a workshop that took place at the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) annual conference in April 2019. It explores the role of the parable in provoking and stimulating debate and critical reflection. Beginning with a discussion of the parable as a form, the article then explores how the oft-cited parables that appear in the Gospels according to Mark, Matthew and Luke help to reveal the subversive pedagogical potential of parables. Returning to the terrain of contemporary higher education, it is argued that the parable is an apt form for encouraging education practitioners to explore more deeply and more critically some of the assumptions and practices they encounter in their working lives. All this serves as a prelude to the presentation of a selection of parables, which are accompanied by some guidance to help structure and support engagement. The article ‘concludes’, at the risk of infuriating readers, with yet another parable. Steve RooneyAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)articleLearning Developmentreflective practicecriticalitycreative writingTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Iss 16 (2019)
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Theory and practice of education
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reflective practice
criticality
creative writing
Theory and practice of education
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‘Once there was a learning developer…’: the potential of parables to stimulate critique.
description This article builds on a workshop that took place at the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) annual conference in April 2019. It explores the role of the parable in provoking and stimulating debate and critical reflection. Beginning with a discussion of the parable as a form, the article then explores how the oft-cited parables that appear in the Gospels according to Mark, Matthew and Luke help to reveal the subversive pedagogical potential of parables. Returning to the terrain of contemporary higher education, it is argued that the parable is an apt form for encouraging education practitioners to explore more deeply and more critically some of the assumptions and practices they encounter in their working lives. All this serves as a prelude to the presentation of a selection of parables, which are accompanied by some guidance to help structure and support engagement. The article ‘concludes’, at the risk of infuriating readers, with yet another parable.
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