What is the Purpose of the NoBoundry Book Club?
The NoBoundary Book Club is specifically set up for educators and administrators of adult learners with the primary objective of facilitating discussion on the given book under consideration, which will focus on learning theory, principles, philosophies, and application to adult learner instruction.
How the NoBoundary Book Club Works:
Participants read the book under discussion on their own, and then use the automated NoBoundary Book Club e-mail list to send comments, questions, and suggested applications to all participants.
In order to maintain a flow, the moderators will introduce chapters, topics and questions for discussion weekly.
However, as members can join the online NoBoundary Book Club at any time, discussion will not be limited to the chapter at hand, and discussion is welcome on any previous weeks� readings.
How to Send a Message to the NoBoundary Book Club Listserv:
Once one has joined the club, they can send a message to the following address: ([email protected]).
How to Join the NoBoundary Book Club:
Send your email address indicating desire to join the club to [email protected] and you will be added to the club�s listserv. You will receive an email indicating that you have successfully joined, and a web address with information on book under discussion.
Considerations:
As all of us are growing in our understanding of how adult learners learn, we will want to be very aware that there is room for many interpretations about how learners learn, and many of those interpretations will be contradictory, or challenge our favorite notions about how adult learners learn.
Therefore, even though the discussions on the NoBoundry Book Club list will not be limited to constructivist�s points of view, it is recommended that one of the constructivist�s primary propositions be adopted as a guideline for consideration in these discussions.
Constructivist Proposition:
Understanding is influenced by the processes associated with the social negotiation of meaning.
�The experiential world includes, most importantly, the social environment. Facts are facts simply because there is widespread agreement. It was once a fact that the earth was flat and the sun revolved around the earth. More recently, it was fact that the smallest particles of matter were electrons, protons and neutrons. These were facts because there was general agreement that the concepts and principles arising from these views provided the best interpretation of our world. The same search for viability holds in our daily life. In both cases concepts that we call knowledge are simply viable in our experiential world.� (John R. Savery and Thomas M. Duffy)
The success or failure of the NoBoundary Book Club depends upon the participants.
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