Practice

One of the important design principles of Techne is that we practice what we preach (also called ‘walking the talk’ or ’eating our own dog food’). That is, the lessons taught in Techne also help guide how the system is designed. Here we will show this by giving a list of traits of the program, and where you can find the principles behind that trait:

Free and open to everyone

Level 2, Topic 8, Technology & Society, Intermediate D: Part 4 - Open Source and Alternative Models
Level 2, Topic 9, Efficiency
Level 3, Topic 2, Part-Whole Symbiosis, Bare Essentials (Steps 4 & 5)

Practical and actionable

Level 2, Topic 6, Education, Bare Essentials (Experiential Learning)
Level 2, Topic 2, Psychology, Bare Essentials (Learning)

Built on solid foundations

Level 2, Topic 6, Education, Bare Essentials (Developing Self-Directed Learning Skills)
Level 2, Topic 1, Critical Thinking

Skills that work together

Level 2, Topic 6, Education, Bare Essentials (Developing Self-Directed Learning Skills)

Designed for Different Learning Styles

Level 2, Topic 2, Psychology, Bare Essentials (Individual Differences)
Level 2, Topic 4, Communication Skills

Solo or together

Level 2, Topic 7, Community & Cooperation

Always improving

Level 3, Topic 3, Organizational Intelligence, Bare Essentials (Learning/Adaptation)

Themes

Level 2, Topic 1, Critical Thinking, Bare Essentials (S.O.S.)
Level 3, Topic 5, Community Growth Strategies, Bare Essentials (Speaking People’s Language)

The Companion Organization

Level 2, Topic 6, Education, Bare Essentials (Developing Self-Directed Learning Skills)
Level 2, Topic 7, Community & Cooperation
Level 3, Topic 4, Planning vs. Emergence
Level 3, Topic 5, Community Growth Strategies
Level 3, Topic 6, Social Change Strategies

Web based

Level 2, Topic 8, Technology & Society
Level 2, Topic 9, Efficiency

Practice what we preach

Level 2, Topic 1, Critical Thinking, Intermediate D: Part 4 - Intellectual Virtues (Integrity)

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