Wuwei and Self-Organization in Juxtaposition: Informing Classroom Dynamics

• In Event: Crown Plaza Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: Alternative Approaches to Teaching-Learning: Conversations Among Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism

Abstract

This presentation draws upon both the notion of the Taoist Wuwei and the contemporary complexity theory of self-organization in juxtaposition to re-imagine classroom dynamics in which pedagogical relationships, students’ interactions with texts, and peer interplay come together to enable an open system of learning and growth.

Author

• Hongyu Wang, Oklahoma State University - Tulsa