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121Teaching Philosophy Graduate Students about Effective TeachingTeaching Philosophy 40 (2): 123-160. 2017.The problem of inadequate professional training for graduate students in teaching and pedagogy has recently come into sharp relief. Pro- viding teacher training for philosophy graduate students through for-credit courses has been recommended as a solution to this problem. This paper provides an overview of the problem, identifies several aims such a course should have, and provides a detailed overview of a course satisfying those aims. By providing a detailed outline of the course, this paper ca…Read more
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20Developing testable theories of brain dynamics: The global mode theory and experimental falsificationBehavioral and Brain Sciences 23 (3): 414-415. 2000.The development of theories of global cortical dynamics, using linear wave theory, owes much to the pioneering work of Nunez. His work leads to clear predictions on relations of brain size, axonal conduction velocity, and the frequencies of the cerebral rhythms. These predictions do not appear to be fulfilled, but their falsification constrains the range of parameters applicable in further formulations.
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20Playing Games and Learning from Shared ExperiencesAmerican Association of Philosophy Teachers Studies in Pedagogy 4 134-160. 2018.One way for an experience to provide an effective scaffold for learning is when the concepts and theories it is intended to help students grasp and understand can be used to productively analyze, make sense of, and discuss the experience itself. In this essay I propose that games and game mechanics can be used to create learning experiences amenable to this kind of scaffold.
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37Evidence in Neuroimaging: Towards a Philosophy of Data AnalysisDissertation, The University of Western Ontario. 2017.Neuroimaging technology is the most widely used tool to study human cognition. While originally a promising tool for mapping the content of cognitive theories onto the structures of the brain, recently developed tools for the analysis, handling and sharing of data have changed the theoretical landscape of cognitive neuroscience. Even with these advancements philosophical analyses of evidence in neuroimaging remain skeptical of the promise of neuroimaging technology. These views often treat the a…Read more
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95The Analysis of Data and the Evidential Scope of Neuroimaging ResultsBritish Journal for the Philosophy of Science 69 (4): 1179-1203. 2018.The sceptical positions philosophers have adopted with respect to neuroimaging data are based on detailed evaluations of subtraction, which is one of many data analysis techniques used with neuroimaging data. These positions are undermined when the epistemic implications of the use of a diversity of data analysis techniques are taken into account. I argue that different data analysis techniques reveal different patterns in the data. Through the use of multiple data analysis techniques, researche…Read more
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35Axiomatic quantum field theory is one approach to the project of merging the special theory of relativity with that of ordinary quantum mechanics. The project begins with the postulation of a set of axioms. Axioms should be motivated by reasonable physical principles in a way that illustrates how a given axiom is true. Motivations are often grounded in the principles of the parent theories: ordinary quantum mechanics or the theory of special relativity. Amongst the set of axioms first proposed b…Read more
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20Course Participation: Defining and Evaluating Student ParticipationAmerican Association of Philosophy Teachers Studies in Pedagogy 1 219-232. 2015.In this article, I will show that a general and inclusive model for participation is one that includes: explaining to students what participation is; explaining why it is important to participate; providing a list of modes of participation; and methods for encouraging students to identify and pursue the modes that suit their individual needs and circumstances. The article concludes by outlining a self-assessment assignment for evaluating course participation that satisfies this model.
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