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H U M A N I S I N G D I G I TA L P E DA G O GY:


T H E R O L E O F I M A G I N AT I O N I N
D I S TA N C E T E A C H I N G
S E A N M I C H A E L M O R R I S


U N I V E R S I T Y O F C O LO R A D O D E N V E R / D I G I TA L P E DA G O GY L A B


@ S L A M T E A C H E R
N E W I D E AS A R E F L E E T I N G , AS A R E I N S I G H T S .


I N S P I R AT I O N I S A N U N U S UA L A N D F I C K L E F R I E N D , A N D W E
E I T H E R G E T I N T H E CA R A N D G O O N T H E R OA D T R I P W I T H
I T , O R W E R O L L OV E R A N D G O BA C K TO S L E E P A N D M I S S
O U T O N T H E A DV E N T U R E .
I LOV E T H E I D E A O F T H E I M A G I N AT I O N . I H AV E SA I D I N T H E
PAS T T H AT I T I S A H U M A N FA C U LT Y AS A C C U R AT E AS T H E
I N T E L L E C T. I H AV E A L S O AT T R I B U T E D I T A K E Y R O L E I N T H E
K I N D O F R E VO LU T I O N A RY C H A N G E- M A K I N G T H AT C R I T I CA L
P E DA G O GY CA L L S FO R . I T H I N K T H ES E A R E B OT H T R U E
A B O U T T H E I M A G I N AT I O N … B U T M AY B E T H E T R U ES T T H I N G ,
FO R M E , I S T H AT T H E I M A G I N AT I O N I N T R I G U ES M E , H AS
I N T R I G U E D M E S I N C E , F R O M T H E T I M E I WAS A S M A L L
C H I L D , M Y M OT H E R TO L D M E ,


“ N E V E R LO S E YO U R I M A G I N AT I O N . ”
AS A N A D U LT N OW , I R E C O G N I Z E T H AT T H E I M A G I N AT I O N I S
N E V E R LO S T. W E C O N T I N U E TO I M A G I N E I N T H E WAYS
A D U LT S D O : LO O K I N G FO R T H E P E R F E C T CA R E E R , T H AT O N E
R E L AT I O N S H I P , T H E E LU S I V E I D E A O F R E T I R E M E N T. B U T T H E
I M A G I N AT I O N AS W E K N E W I T AS C H I L D R E N I S G E N E R A L LY
N OT I N C LU D E D I N O U R A D U LT L I V ES , A N D CA N E V E N B E
D I S PA R A G E D. S C H O L A R S H I P O F T H E I M A G I N AT I O N I S N OT
C O M M O N , N O R I S I T G I V E N H E F T N E X T TO E V I D E N C E- BAS E D
R ES E A R C H . W E D O N ’ T LO S E O U R I M A G I N AT I O N AS W E G E T
O L D E R ,


B U T W E D E C E N T E R I T ; W E D O N ’ T G I V E I T P R I O R I T Y.
“ I N T H E WO R L D O F T H E I M A G I N AT I O N , A N Y T H I N G G O ES
T H AT I S I M A G I N AT I V E LY P O S S I B L E , B U T N OT H I N G R E A L LY
H A P P E N S . I F I T D I D H A P P E N , I T WO U L D M OV E O U T O F T H E
WO R L D O F I M A G I N AT I O N I N TO T H E WO R L D O F A C T I O N . ”


~ N O RT H U P F RY E , T H E E D U CAT E D I M A G I N AT I O N
T H E I M A G I N AT I O N CA N B E T H E R O OT O F A C T I O N , O F
C H A N G E , O F S E E I N G T H I N G S N OT J U S T AS T H E Y A R E B U T AS
T H E Y M I G H T B E . A N D T H AT “ M I G H T B E ” I S W H AT M Y M OT H E R
WAS T RY I N G TO G I V E M E A L L A LO N G . D O N ’ T LO S E YO U R
“ M I G H T B E ” .


D O N ’ T B E L I E V E T H I S L I T T L E WO R L D T H E Y I N V E N T E D FO R
U S . I M A G I N E A B E T T E R O N E .
T H E P R O B L E M W I T H M O S T D I G I TA L P E DA G O G I ES TO DAY I S
T H AT T H E Y P R I M A R I LY E Q UAT E TO D ES I G N : I N S T R U C T I O N A L
D ES I G N , U N I V E R SA L D ES I G N , I N C LU S I V E D ES I G N — T H ES E
A R E T H E “ P E DA G O G I ES ” W E G E T TO C H O O S E F R O M .
" M O S T H O N ES T S C H O O L E R S A R E LO C K E D I N TO T H E
AS S U M P T I O N T H AT S C H O O L’ S WAY I S T H E O N LY WAY
B E CAU S E T H E Y H AV E N E V E R S E E N O R I M A G I N E D
C O N V I N C I N G A LT E R N AT I V ES TO I M PA RT C E RTA I N K I N D S O F
K N OW L E D G E … A L M O S T A L L E X P E R I M E N T S I N P U R P O RT I N G
TO I M P L E M E N T P R O G R ES S I V E E D U CAT I O N H AV E B E E N
D I SA P P O I N T I N G B E CAU S E T H E Y S I M P LY D I D N OT G O FA R
E N O U G H I N M A K I N G T H E S T U D E N T T H E S U BJ E C T O F T H E
P R O C ES S R AT H E R T H A N T H E O BJ E C T. ”


~ S E Y M O U R PA P E RT , T H E C H I L D R E N ’ S M A C H I N E
“ T H O U G H G R A D I N G S E E M S N AT U R A L , I N E V I TA B L E , A PA RT
O F T H E V E RY FA B R I C O F S C H O O L , I T I S N ’ T. I T WAS C R E AT E D
AT A C E RTA I N M O M E N T , FO R C E RTA I N R E AS O N S N OT
E N T I R E LY W E L L T H O U G H T O U T , A N D T H E N B E CA M E
E M B E D D E D I N T H E S T R U C T U R ES O F S C H O O L S FO R M O S T
S T U D E N T S .  


B U T B E C AU S E W E I N V E N T E D I T , W E CA N U N I N V E N T I T. W E
CA N R E M OV E I T. ”


~ S U SA N D. B LU M , U N G R A D I N G : W H Y R AT I N G S T U D E N T S
U N D E R M I N ES L E A R N I N G ( A N D W H AT TO D O I N S T E A D)
T R A I N I N G U S UA L LY C O N S I S T S O F B ES T P R A C T I C ES L I K E :
I N C LU D I N G P I C T U R ES A N D V I D EO S ; H OW TO N A M E F I L ES ;
T H E I N FA M O U S “ P O S T O N C E , R E P LY T W I C E ” A DV I C E FO R
M A N A G I N G D I S C U S S I O N FO R A ; H OW TO U S E I N N OVAT I V E
A P P S — F L I P G R I D , Q U I Z L E T , CA M TAS I A , A N D T H E R ES T.


D ES I G N P E DA G O G I ES TO O O F T E N P O I N T TO T H E H OW A N D
O U T C O M ES O F A P R A C T I C E , W I T H O U T LO O K I N G FO R T H E
R O OT CAU S E O F T H E P R O B L E M T H E Y A R E T RY I N G TO S O LV E .
T H E I M A G I N AT I O N A L LOWS U S TO D R E A M U P S O M E T H I N G
T H AT D O ES N OT Y E T E X I S T , S O M E T H I N G T H AT D O ES N ’ T
N E E D TO B E P R E D I CAT E D O N “ T H I S L I T T L E WO R L D T H E Y ’ V E
I N V E N T E D FO R U S ” .
PA P E RT ’ S I D E A O F G O I N G FA R E N O U G H R E L I ES U P O N A
W I L L I N G N ES S TO E M P LOY I M A G I N AT I O N AT T H E O U T S E T O F
T E A C H I N G , AT T H E P O I N T W H E N W E M OV E TOWA R D T H E
S C R E E N A N D B E G I N TO WO R K T H E R E . T H I S I S W H E N I T I S S O
I M P O RTA N T TO S E E T H AT I M A G I N AT I O N I S A P E R C E P T I V E
FA C U LT Y , T H AT W E CA N U S E I T TO S E E , H E A R , S M E L L ,
TAS T E , TO U C H W H AT I S N OT I N C LU D E D I N T H E O BJ E C T I V E
R E A L I T Y W E A R E H A N D E D.
W H E N W E D O T H I S K I N D O F Q U ES T I O N I N G , W E D E C E N T E R
T H E AS S U M P T I O N S A B O U T W H AT I S N E C ES SA RY FO R
E D U CAT I O N , A N D W E P U T I N T H E I R P L A C E Q U ES T I O N S
A B O U T W H AT L E A R N E R S N E E D. A N D I N D O I N G , W E R E V E A L
T H AT W E D O N OT H AV E T H E A N SW E R S .
W E H AV E TO B E G I N TO I M A G I N E B E T T E R D I G I TA L L E A R N I N G
T H A N O N E W H I C H I S O P E R AT I O N A L . W E H AV E TO B E G I N TO
I M A G I N E B E T T E R D I G I TA L P E DA G O G I ES , M O R E C R I T I CA L
D I G I TA L P E DA G O G I ES , W H I C H G O FA RT H E R T H A N T H E M E R E
I M P L E M E N TAT I O N O F D ES I G N . A N D W E N E E D TO R E M I N D
O U R S E LV ES T H AT I F O U R B ES T P R A C T I C ES FO R O N L I N E
L E A R N I N G A R E L E A N I N G TO O M U C H O N U N Q U ES T I O N E D
T R A D I T I O N , W E A R E AT R I S K O F LO S I N G O U R “ M I G H T B E , ”
A N D O F S L I P P I N G D R OWS I LY I N TO T H E L I T T L E WO R L D
S O M EO N E E L S E I N V E N T E D FO R U S TO O C C U PY.

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Humanising digital pedagogy: the role of imagination in distance teaching.

  • 1. H U M A N I S I N G D I G I TA L P E DA G O GY: T H E R O L E O F I M A G I N AT I O N I N D I S TA N C E T E A C H I N G S E A N M I C H A E L M O R R I S U N I V E R S I T Y O F C O LO R A D O D E N V E R / D I G I TA L P E DA G O GY L A B @ S L A M T E A C H E R
  • 2. N E W I D E AS A R E F L E E T I N G , AS A R E I N S I G H T S . I N S P I R AT I O N I S A N U N U S UA L A N D F I C K L E F R I E N D , A N D W E E I T H E R G E T I N T H E CA R A N D G O O N T H E R OA D T R I P W I T H I T , O R W E R O L L OV E R A N D G O BA C K TO S L E E P A N D M I S S O U T O N T H E A DV E N T U R E .
  • 3. I LOV E T H E I D E A O F T H E I M A G I N AT I O N . I H AV E SA I D I N T H E PAS T T H AT I T I S A H U M A N FA C U LT Y AS A C C U R AT E AS T H E I N T E L L E C T. I H AV E A L S O AT T R I B U T E D I T A K E Y R O L E I N T H E K I N D O F R E VO LU T I O N A RY C H A N G E- M A K I N G T H AT C R I T I CA L P E DA G O GY CA L L S FO R . I T H I N K T H ES E A R E B OT H T R U E A B O U T T H E I M A G I N AT I O N … B U T M AY B E T H E T R U ES T T H I N G , FO R M E , I S T H AT T H E I M A G I N AT I O N I N T R I G U ES M E , H AS I N T R I G U E D M E S I N C E , F R O M T H E T I M E I WAS A S M A L L C H I L D , M Y M OT H E R TO L D M E , “ N E V E R LO S E YO U R I M A G I N AT I O N . ”
  • 4. AS A N A D U LT N OW , I R E C O G N I Z E T H AT T H E I M A G I N AT I O N I S N E V E R LO S T. W E C O N T I N U E TO I M A G I N E I N T H E WAYS A D U LT S D O : LO O K I N G FO R T H E P E R F E C T CA R E E R , T H AT O N E R E L AT I O N S H I P , T H E E LU S I V E I D E A O F R E T I R E M E N T. B U T T H E I M A G I N AT I O N AS W E K N E W I T AS C H I L D R E N I S G E N E R A L LY N OT I N C LU D E D I N O U R A D U LT L I V ES , A N D CA N E V E N B E D I S PA R A G E D. S C H O L A R S H I P O F T H E I M A G I N AT I O N I S N OT C O M M O N , N O R I S I T G I V E N H E F T N E X T TO E V I D E N C E- BAS E D R ES E A R C H . W E D O N ’ T LO S E O U R I M A G I N AT I O N AS W E G E T O L D E R , B U T W E D E C E N T E R I T ; W E D O N ’ T G I V E I T P R I O R I T Y.
  • 5. “ I N T H E WO R L D O F T H E I M A G I N AT I O N , A N Y T H I N G G O ES T H AT I S I M A G I N AT I V E LY P O S S I B L E , B U T N OT H I N G R E A L LY H A P P E N S . I F I T D I D H A P P E N , I T WO U L D M OV E O U T O F T H E WO R L D O F I M A G I N AT I O N I N TO T H E WO R L D O F A C T I O N . ” ~ N O RT H U P F RY E , T H E E D U CAT E D I M A G I N AT I O N
  • 6. T H E I M A G I N AT I O N CA N B E T H E R O OT O F A C T I O N , O F C H A N G E , O F S E E I N G T H I N G S N OT J U S T AS T H E Y A R E B U T AS T H E Y M I G H T B E . A N D T H AT “ M I G H T B E ” I S W H AT M Y M OT H E R WAS T RY I N G TO G I V E M E A L L A LO N G . D O N ’ T LO S E YO U R “ M I G H T B E ” . D O N ’ T B E L I E V E T H I S L I T T L E WO R L D T H E Y I N V E N T E D FO R U S . I M A G I N E A B E T T E R O N E .
  • 7. T H E P R O B L E M W I T H M O S T D I G I TA L P E DA G O G I ES TO DAY I S T H AT T H E Y P R I M A R I LY E Q UAT E TO D ES I G N : I N S T R U C T I O N A L D ES I G N , U N I V E R SA L D ES I G N , I N C LU S I V E D ES I G N — T H ES E A R E T H E “ P E DA G O G I ES ” W E G E T TO C H O O S E F R O M .
  • 8. " M O S T H O N ES T S C H O O L E R S A R E LO C K E D I N TO T H E AS S U M P T I O N T H AT S C H O O L’ S WAY I S T H E O N LY WAY B E CAU S E T H E Y H AV E N E V E R S E E N O R I M A G I N E D C O N V I N C I N G A LT E R N AT I V ES TO I M PA RT C E RTA I N K I N D S O F K N OW L E D G E … A L M O S T A L L E X P E R I M E N T S I N P U R P O RT I N G TO I M P L E M E N T P R O G R ES S I V E E D U CAT I O N H AV E B E E N D I SA P P O I N T I N G B E CAU S E T H E Y S I M P LY D I D N OT G O FA R E N O U G H I N M A K I N G T H E S T U D E N T T H E S U BJ E C T O F T H E P R O C ES S R AT H E R T H A N T H E O BJ E C T. ” ~ S E Y M O U R PA P E RT , T H E C H I L D R E N ’ S M A C H I N E
  • 9. “ T H O U G H G R A D I N G S E E M S N AT U R A L , I N E V I TA B L E , A PA RT O F T H E V E RY FA B R I C O F S C H O O L , I T I S N ’ T. I T WAS C R E AT E D AT A C E RTA I N M O M E N T , FO R C E RTA I N R E AS O N S N OT E N T I R E LY W E L L T H O U G H T O U T , A N D T H E N B E CA M E E M B E D D E D I N T H E S T R U C T U R ES O F S C H O O L S FO R M O S T S T U D E N T S .   B U T B E C AU S E W E I N V E N T E D I T , W E CA N U N I N V E N T I T. W E CA N R E M OV E I T. ” ~ S U SA N D. B LU M , U N G R A D I N G : W H Y R AT I N G S T U D E N T S U N D E R M I N ES L E A R N I N G ( A N D W H AT TO D O I N S T E A D)
  • 10. T R A I N I N G U S UA L LY C O N S I S T S O F B ES T P R A C T I C ES L I K E : I N C LU D I N G P I C T U R ES A N D V I D EO S ; H OW TO N A M E F I L ES ; T H E I N FA M O U S “ P O S T O N C E , R E P LY T W I C E ” A DV I C E FO R M A N A G I N G D I S C U S S I O N FO R A ; H OW TO U S E I N N OVAT I V E A P P S — F L I P G R I D , Q U I Z L E T , CA M TAS I A , A N D T H E R ES T. D ES I G N P E DA G O G I ES TO O O F T E N P O I N T TO T H E H OW A N D O U T C O M ES O F A P R A C T I C E , W I T H O U T LO O K I N G FO R T H E R O OT CAU S E O F T H E P R O B L E M T H E Y A R E T RY I N G TO S O LV E .
  • 11. T H E I M A G I N AT I O N A L LOWS U S TO D R E A M U P S O M E T H I N G T H AT D O ES N OT Y E T E X I S T , S O M E T H I N G T H AT D O ES N ’ T N E E D TO B E P R E D I CAT E D O N “ T H I S L I T T L E WO R L D T H E Y ’ V E I N V E N T E D FO R U S ” .
  • 12. PA P E RT ’ S I D E A O F G O I N G FA R E N O U G H R E L I ES U P O N A W I L L I N G N ES S TO E M P LOY I M A G I N AT I O N AT T H E O U T S E T O F T E A C H I N G , AT T H E P O I N T W H E N W E M OV E TOWA R D T H E S C R E E N A N D B E G I N TO WO R K T H E R E . T H I S I S W H E N I T I S S O I M P O RTA N T TO S E E T H AT I M A G I N AT I O N I S A P E R C E P T I V E FA C U LT Y , T H AT W E CA N U S E I T TO S E E , H E A R , S M E L L , TAS T E , TO U C H W H AT I S N OT I N C LU D E D I N T H E O BJ E C T I V E R E A L I T Y W E A R E H A N D E D.
  • 13. W H E N W E D O T H I S K I N D O F Q U ES T I O N I N G , W E D E C E N T E R T H E AS S U M P T I O N S A B O U T W H AT I S N E C ES SA RY FO R E D U CAT I O N , A N D W E P U T I N T H E I R P L A C E Q U ES T I O N S A B O U T W H AT L E A R N E R S N E E D. A N D I N D O I N G , W E R E V E A L T H AT W E D O N OT H AV E T H E A N SW E R S .
  • 14. W E H AV E TO B E G I N TO I M A G I N E B E T T E R D I G I TA L L E A R N I N G T H A N O N E W H I C H I S O P E R AT I O N A L . W E H AV E TO B E G I N TO I M A G I N E B E T T E R D I G I TA L P E DA G O G I ES , M O R E C R I T I CA L D I G I TA L P E DA G O G I ES , W H I C H G O FA RT H E R T H A N T H E M E R E I M P L E M E N TAT I O N O F D ES I G N . A N D W E N E E D TO R E M I N D O U R S E LV ES T H AT I F O U R B ES T P R A C T I C ES FO R O N L I N E L E A R N I N G A R E L E A N I N G TO O M U C H O N U N Q U ES T I O N E D T R A D I T I O N , W E A R E AT R I S K O F LO S I N G O U R “ M I G H T B E , ” A N D O F S L I P P I N G D R OWS I LY I N TO T H E L I T T L E WO R L D S O M EO N E E L S E I N V E N T E D FO R U S TO O C C U PY.