THINKING BACKWARDS ABOUT THE BRAIN

REVIEW: FROM THE INPUT SIDE

• DIVERSITY
• INTERNAL VARIABILITY

FROM THE OUTPUT SIDE?

• INTERNAL GENERATIVITY
• OUTPUTS CAUSING INPUTS

PUTTING IT TOGETHER: A CASE STUDY

IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION

• ENCOURAGE OUTPUT (INTERNAL GENERATIVITY, VARIABILITY)
• PROVIDE RICH ENVIRONMENT TO EXPLORE
• MOTIVATE EXPLORATION WITH INTERESTING, APPROACHABLE, OPEN-ENDED ISSUES
• USE OUTPUT AS PART OF PROCESS (RATHER THAN TREATING SIMPLY AS OUTCOME)
• "ERRORS" ARE PART OF EXPLORATION, NEED TO BE SO TREATED
• MAKE USE OF STUDENT DIVERSITY TO FURTHER ENRICH ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGE OUTPUT

TRYING IT OUT

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