Open Access5: The ABCs of Fractal Thinking in Higher Education
Author(s) -
Nuhfer Edward
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2007.tb00475.x
Subject(s) - fractal , perception , perspective (graphical) , key (lock) , cognition , cognitive science , psychology , computer science , knowledge management , artificial intelligence , epistemology , mathematics , philosophy , neuroscience , mathematical analysis , computer security
All learning establishes and often stabilizes neural networks in the brain. These carry both cognitive and affective attributes and have fractal form. Fractal networks produce many actions and products that exhibit fractal qualities. Awareness of such qualities provides a unifying key to understanding and applying educational knowledge. It represents a marked shift in perception that differs from thinking customarily employed in considering information as a specialist. This alternate perspective helps professionals in higher education draw on diverse information from specialty research and apply it more effectively.