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The object of this paper is to present an alternative classroom situation, a departure from the classical situation based on platonic dialogue coupled with an instrumentalist model of communication. The strength of that approach lies in the apparent impact of reproduction and repetition – which, however, undermine inventiveness, more specifically the invention of new knowledge. I propose an alternative based on the work of Beuys, Deleuze and Kandinsky, Serres, and Ulmer. In terms of this alternative reality is playfully perceived as multiple and notably creates space for inventiveness. The development and cultivation of a disposition of inventiveness should enable us to invent new knowledge required for continuously developing challenging situations.
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de Beer, C.S. (2008). Learning to Invent: Let the New Knowledge Come. In: Lytras, M.D., et al. The Open Knowlege Society. A Computer Science and Information Systems Manifesto. WSKS 2008. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87783-7_36
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