Nosich, chapter 3Nosich, chapter 3

Disciplinary Ways of Disciplinary Ways of ThinkingThinking

WHAT DO THE WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING IMAGES FOLLOWING IMAGES HAVE IN COMMON?HAVE IN COMMON?

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OK. How many did you get?OK. How many did you get?

Did you know the answers?Did you know the answers?1.1. Football—running playFootball—running play2.2. Biology—photosynthesisBiology—photosynthesis3.3. Economics—the Laffer Curve for tax returnsEconomics—the Laffer Curve for tax returns4.4. Interior design—alternate floorplansInterior design—alternate floorplans5.5. Botany—Mendelian geneticsBotany—Mendelian genetics6.6. Music—guitar tablature for “Smoke on the Water”Music—guitar tablature for “Smoke on the Water”7.7. Education—lesson plan for a science classEducation—lesson plan for a science class8.8. Meteorology—the Saffir/Simpson Scale for measuring Meteorology—the Saffir/Simpson Scale for measuring

hurricaneshurricanes9.9. Chess—the Sicilian Defense (very common opening)Chess—the Sicilian Defense (very common opening)10.10. Algebra—a simple equation. (Can you solve for Algebra—a simple equation. (Can you solve for xx? )? )

Now think about HOW you knew Now think about HOW you knew the answers….the answers….

To recognize these acts of thinking, To recognize these acts of thinking, you had to understand the SYMBOL you had to understand the SYMBOL SYSTEM of a disciplineSYSTEM of a discipline

You had to recognize important You had to recognize important CONCEPTS and INFORMATIONCONCEPTS and INFORMATION

You had to make ASSUMPTIONS and You had to make ASSUMPTIONS and draw CONCLUSIONS.draw CONCLUSIONS.In other words,In other words,

YOU HAD TO THINK YOU HAD TO THINK CRITICALLY FROM A CRITICALLY FROM A DISCIPLINE’S POINT OF DISCIPLINE’S POINT OF VIEWVIEW

What does it mean to What does it mean to “think in a discipline”?“think in a discipline”?

Know what ideas are central to that disciplineKnow what ideas are central to that discipline—its —its f & p conceptsf & p concepts

Understand the Understand the logiclogic of the field of the fieldand its and its point of viewpoint of view

Know and use the Know and use the symbol system(s)symbol system(s) of that of that discipline (terms, jargon, shorthand, forms)discipline (terms, jargon, shorthand, forms)

Understand what you bring to the field (Understand what you bring to the field (point point of view, impediments, filters, etc.of view, impediments, filters, etc.))

Move from Move from outsideroutsider (apprentice) to (apprentice) to insider insider (professional)(professional)

How do you learnHow do you learnto think in a discipline? to think in a discipline? Enculturation throughEnculturation through

Instruction (classes, textbooks, etc.) & Instruction (classes, textbooks, etc.) & testingtesting

Observation and practice (fieldwork, Observation and practice (fieldwork, internships, labs, practicums, etc.)internships, labs, practicums, etc.)

Experience (actually doing it)Experience (actually doing it)

Engagement (journals, conferences, Engagement (journals, conferences, talking to other practitioners)talking to other practitioners)

How do you thinkHow do you thinkin your disciplines?in your disciplines?

Here’s what I want you to do for Here’s what I want you to do for Tuesday….Tuesday….

Re-read and Re-read and heavily annotate heavily annotate chapter 3 of Nosich.chapter 3 of Nosich. Then look at the example on pp. 100-101 (“The logic Then look at the example on pp. 100-101 (“The logic

of Earth Sciences”) and see how it uses the of Earth Sciences”) and see how it uses the elementselements.. Now, go on our Facebook Now, go on our Facebook Discussion BoardDiscussion Board and start a and start a

topic for the logic of YOUR discipline (be it Interior topic for the logic of YOUR discipline (be it Interior Design or Sports Mgmt.) or whatever. Write out how Design or Sports Mgmt.) or whatever. Write out how you see—at this stage of your career—the logic of the you see—at this stage of your career—the logic of the field you’ve chosen.field you’ve chosen.

If someone else with the same major starts a thread If someone else with the same major starts a thread for it first, then post your answer as a reply to that for it first, then post your answer as a reply to that thread so that you can play off each other.thread so that you can play off each other.

We will talk about these in class on Tuesday.We will talk about these in class on Tuesday.