Tackling troublesome knowledge

24 Oct 2007

The SLN eLearning Project tackled some troublesome knowledge in a morning workshop at the InQbate Creativity Zone of the University of Sussex on Tuesday 2nd October.

The SLN eLearning Project team invited colleagues to begin by considering the idea of 'threshold concepts'. Drawn from the work of Erik Meyer and Ray Land (2006) such 'threshold concepts' represent those essential steps which all learners must make in the acquisition of skills, knowledge and understanding essential to a particular subject, discipline or set of practices. However, such 'threshold concepts' are not acquired without difficulty. These concepts can unsettle existing knowledge and can challenge taken-for-granted or common-sense knowledge and experience.

For further details about the event please visit the SLN e-Learning Project wiki or the SLN e-learning project update.