Problem solving in groups

How is it team? ( Complexity theory ) (more on this at another time but an excellent theory)

I'm also, while blogging, at the same time try to master the EasyBib for citing works read. Although this is proving harder than I first thought.

When blogging occurs, the slate is clean and an idea/s or concern/s comes to mind. The beauty of these ideas or concerns, which only exsist if they are in writing. One of which is below. The structure of this blog may seem chaotic and full of ambiguity, yet from this complexity learning is at the fore-front.

We have been asked, or should I say reminded, to blog on our readings, which to me makes some sense, but what makes more sense is have a reason or purpose for reading. Having a list of given readings may be one thing, but as a believer in the newly established living curriculium, which aspires to promote seven core principles: Conversation, Curiosity/Inquiry, Collaboration, Self-Afficacy, Problem-Solving, Creativity, Reflection, then this raises for me a few queries/concerns.

See the link below.

http://catboatbuilding.blogspot.com/p/living-curriculum.html

On each one of these I have created a blog, to help me make sense of this reading, doing this using the pages concept in blogger.

Bifurcation?

We are about to embark on a new course, Small Craft Design, which has two learning outcomes.

1	Create from a given plan a small craft
2	Develop an effective team environment

For many years now having a smaller number of learning outcomes has been a goal of mine.

The number, in some courses these are as high as 13, is not a measure of student capabilities, rather, I think, a measure of lack of understanding, in the part of the course designer. The topics, of this course, are what can "fleshout" the learning outcomes. Also the learning that takes place during this course, remembering that learning takes time, so another goal of mine has been to allow this to happen. The timetable may drive when curtain things in a course may happen, this can be because of a number of factors, for instance: the availablity of workshops; specific classrooms... but what the timetable does not necessarily allow for in many cases is the occurance of learning.

"To Improve Students’ Problem Solving Skills Add Group Work to the Equation." Faculty Focus | Focused on Today’s Higher Education Professional. 03 Sept. 2010 .

Or is this a case of the natural progression from Pedagogy and Heutogogy?