Roger C. Schank
List of John Benjamins publications in which Roger C. Schank is involved.
2010 The pragmatics of learning by doing Pragmatics and Society 1:1, pp. 157–172 | Article
Based on his experience as an educator, the author criticizes current methods and philosophies of learning and teaching. Learning should be geared towards practice (‘learning by doing’); teaching should be about exciting students and helping them perform meaningful tasks, rather than having them… read more
2007 Living stories: Designing story-based educational experiences Narrative – State of the Art, Bamberg, Michael (ed.), pp. 261–270 | Article
Knowledge is composed of stories — primarily the stories we experience, and much less the stories we are told. We have difficulty remembering what others tell us, but schools are designed to teach by telling. Story Centered Curricula place learners in stories that mirror the real life world of… read more
2006 Living stories: Designing story-based educational experiences Narrative – State of the Art, Bamberg, Michael (ed.), pp. 220–228 | Article
Knowledge is composed of stories — primarily the stories we experience, and much less the stories we are told. We have difficulty remembering what others tell us, but schools are designed to teach by telling. Story Centered Curricula place learners in stories that mirror the real life world of… read more
2002 What is an Educated Mind? International Journal of Cognition and Technology 1:2, pp. 353–355 | Miscellaneous
2002 Every curriculum tells a story International Journal of Cognition and Technology 1:1, pp. 169–182 | Miscellaneous