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FINDING YOUR TEACHER:PUTTING TOGETHER A SHARED EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE IN PARAPSYCHOLOGY
Nancy L. Zingrone, PhDResearch Fellow, Parapsychology Foundation
THE TALK• What does and does not matter to
me• Shared Educational Experiences• Formal versus Informal Learning • Onsite Learning: Obstacles /
Advantages• Online Learning: Obstacles /
Advantages• What’s Different about IUGS and
ParaMOOC• A Brief Tour of What’s Out There• A Call to Action• Acknowledgements
WHAT DOES AND DOES NOT MATTER TO ME
WHAT DOESN’T MATTER TO ME• The name of the field• Convincing hardened
skeptics• Changing the minds of
people who love to declare us dead, failed, or beside the point when we have work to do
WHAT DOES MATTER T0 ME• That the phenomena are
studied systematically• That methodology improves• That the theories are debated• That research is still on-going• That the core knowledge of
the field is still expanding
WHAT DOES MATTER TO ME
• That we’re still talking to each other
• That we care about the phenomena and what they might mean
• That our messages are diverse, and are becoming more available
SHARED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
SHARED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES• Who needs it?• What counts?• How do we get it?• How do we provide it?
FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL EDUCATION
ONSITE FORMAL OPTIONS: GRADUATE LEVEL
ONSITE FORMAL OPTIONS: UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
ONSITE FORMAL OPTIONS: UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
ONLINE FORMAL OPTIONS: GRADUATE LEVEL
ONLINE INFORMAL OPTIONS
ONLINE INFORMAL OPTIONS
ONLINE INFORMAL OPTIONS
ONSITE LEARNINGOBSTACLES / ADVANTAGES
SOME OBSTACLES• Academic
qualifications• Political barriers• Cost• Geographical
barriers• Disruption to daily
life• Level at which you
enter
SOME ADVANTAGES• Access to
coursework• Access to experts• Research
opportunities• Immersive learning• Development of
social and academic network
ONLINE LEARNINGOBSTACLES / ADVANTAGES
SOME OBSTACLES• Cost / quality of your
connection to the internet
• Age / Capabilities of your device
• Preferences in learning
• Patience with technology
• Limited formal options
Modified version of illustration licensed from the artist, Ciripasca
SOME ADVANTAGES• Sometimes flexible
scheduling• Sometimes self-paced• Learning materials always
“on”• Sometimes multi-platform• Sometimes well-
supported
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT IUGS
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT IUGS?
PARAMOOC PHILOSOPHY
• Assume that the learners are capable people
• Embody the controversial nature of the field
• Embody the multidisciplinary and multi-national nature of the field
THE PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE PARAMOOC PHILOSOPHY• Scheduled live sessions but archived
materials for self-paced review• Live sessions are scheduled one a
day• Length of live session is up to
speaker and attendees• Length of Second Life discussions up
to attendees• Course design anticipating learner’s
needs• Customizable in light of learner’s
feedback
Dr. Fátima R. Machado, presenter in ParaMOOC15,
watching the closing session from her home in
Brazil
PARAMOOC LOCATIONS
PARAMOOC LOCATIONS
SOME PARAMOOC15 STATS Top cities by number of registrants
1. Helsinki & Mumbai2. Delhi / New Delhi3. London4. Bangalore5. San Francisco6. Chicago & Toronto7. Maharashtra & Vienna8. Los Angeles, New York City, & San Jose
(California)9. São Paulo, Bristol, Chennai, Dallas,
Phoenix & Vancouver (Canada)
• 809 learners when live sessions ended
• 1041 today (the course is still open for those who want to work through it at their own pace)
• 58 countries of origin at the end of live sessions
• 339 cities represented from all over the world at the end of live sessions
• About 60 people finished the requirements for the certificates so far
• A core group of about 15 people attended discussions through August of 2015 in the webinar frame or in the virtual world, Second Life
SOME PARAMOOC16 STATS
• 215 learners when live sessions ended
• 314 today (the course is still in progress and still taking registrations)
• Last year was more than full-time while the live sessions were on, so fewer speakers involved this year
• Live sessions went from January 18th through February 24th, discussion forums continuing once a month in the webinar frame and in the virtual world, Second Life through August 30th, 2016
• ParaMOOC17 will begin the planning stage in October 2016
A BRIEF TOUR OF WHAT’S OUT THERE
WHO NEEDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?• We all do
Photo by Alejandro Parra, Durham, 2012
ARE WE AWARE OF WHAT EVERYBODY’S DOING?
ARE WE AWARE OF WHAT EVERYBODY’S DOING?
ARE WE AWARE OF WHAT EVERYBODY’S DOING?
ARE WE AWARE OF WHAT EVERYBODY’S DONE?
ARE WE AWARE OF WHAT EVERYBODY’S DONE?
ARE WE AWARE OF WHAT EVERYBODY’S DONE?
A CALL TO ACTION
SLMOOC, AN INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION IN VIRTUAL WORLDS
A CALL TO ACTION• If you have no formal education in the
field, take some time to get a wider perspective
• If you are teaching a formal program, find a way to expand the content that deals specifically with our phenomena, theory and methods
• If you are binge-watching Grace and Frankie or Agents of Shield online, take a week off and explore YouTube and the internet for people and research that is relevant to your work in this field
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND LINKS• On-line/Global Education © the artist, Ciripasca• Parapsychology wordle © the artist, RadiantSkies• This PowerPoint: www.slideshare.net/NanZingrone• Parapsychology Foundation:
http://www.parapsychology.org• Academy of Spirituality and Consciousness Studies:
http://www.ascsi.org• University of Northampton CSAPP Research Unit:
http://www.university-directory.eu/United-Kingdom/Centre-for-the-Study-of-Anomalous-Psychological-Processes-CSAPP--The-University-of-Northampton.html
• University of São Paulo, Professor Wellington Zangari: http://www.ip.usp.br/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1198%3Aprincipal&catid=281&Itemid=76
• University of Washington at Bothell, Consciousness Minor: http://www.uwb.edu/biological-sciences/consciousness
• Saybrook University: http://www.Saybrook.edu• International University of Graduate Studies:
https://iugrad.edu.dm/degree-programmes/parapsychology.html
• University of Philosophical Research: http://www.uprs.edu/
• Atlantic University: http://www.atlanticuniv.edu• Koestler Parapsychology Unit, University of Edinburgh:
https://koestlerunit.wordpress.com/#• The Alvarado Zingrone Institute for Research and
Education: http://www.theazire.org• The AZIRE Moodle: http://theazire.org/moodle• The AZIRE Academy of WizIQ: http://the-azire.wiziq.com• Parapsychology Research and Education 2016 (also
known as ParaMOOC16): http://the-azire.wiziq.com/course/139659-parapsychology-research-and-education-paramooc2016
• The Rhine Education Center: http://rhineeducationcenter.org
• Signs of Reincarnation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/965923533422836/
• Parapsychology: News, History and Research: https://carlossalvarado.wordpress.com/
• Forbidden Histories: https://forbiddenhistories.wordpress.com/
• Parapsychology Foundation Lyceum Blog: http://www.pflyceum.org
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND LINKS• Entangled Minds: http://deanradin.blogspot.com/• Unbelievable:
http://www.echonyc.com/~horn/unbelievable/• Parapsychology Foundation on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/parapsychologyfoundation/
• Global Consciousness Project on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EGGproject/
• Society for Psychical Research on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Society-for-Psychical-Research-SPR-295503008217/
• Parapsychological Association: http://www.parapsych.org
• Division of Perceptual Studies: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/
• Institut Métapschyque International: http://www.metapsychique.org/
• Australian Institute of Psychical Research: http://www.aiprinc.org/
• Instituto de Psicología Paranomal: http://www.alipsi.com.ar/quienes_somos.asp
• ASSAP Conference Films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6W4w79Z7NjhXN_2Ep3DuHQ
• Parapsychology Foundation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKx9X_6Ek5JynhJYtiH_HQA
• Parapsychology Online on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ParapsychologyOnline
• New Thinking Allowed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFk448YbGITLnzplK7jwNcw
• Thinking Allowed TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkingAllowedTV
• Institute of Noetic Sciences on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thenoeticsciences
• Parapsychological Association on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs3rgEjohpmCPSWZA2k661Q
• NUPES, Federal University of Juiz da Fora: https://www.youtube.com/user/nupesufjf
• The AZIRE Library and Learning Center in Second Life: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/154/83/60
