The Taos Institute is partnering with several other organizations to offer online or distance learning programs as well as developing our own online courses. See below for offerings.
If you have additional questions, please email: info@taosinstitute.net.
Social Construction: Premises and Practices - April 22 - June 3, 2013
The course is full. The next time this course will be available is Fall 2013.
This online course features videos and writings of Ken Gergen, Mary Gergen, Sheila McNamee, Harlene Anderson, Barnett Pearce, John Shotter, Saliha Bava and more.
This online course introduces common premises and orienting ideas central to dialogues on social construction. The ways in which constructionist ideas differ from traditional, realist understandings of the world are explored. The course will consist of six modules with readings, videos and online dialogues via text chat groups. The course is facilitated by Taos Associate, Celiane Camargo Borges, Ph.D.
There will be “live” conference calls for this course held on Mondays from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM New York time/eastern US time. On the first call participants will meet each other and learn how the course will work. This will be followed by five additional conference calls to explore the material from each module. Weekly reading, video, and writing assignments will be given and inquiry partners will be assigned throughout the course.
The course consists of and introduction and five modules:
Module 1 - Getting to know one another and creating a virtual learning community
Module 2 – An Introduction to Social Construction
Module 3 – Dialogue and Discourse
Module 4 – Social Construction of the Person
Module 5 – Research/Inquiry as Social Construction
Module 6 – Social Construction: Promises and Challenges
Participants should plan to spend at least 3 hours on this course each week with the calls, reading, videos, and assignments.
Cost: $450 students, $550 regular
Required book: An Invitation to Social Construction, by Kenneth J. Gergen - Buy here.
The course is full. The next time this course will be available is Fall 2013.
50% refund for any cancellations up to one week before class starts. No refund after that.