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After having outlined the concept of supercomplex adaptive systems and the model of the 4Es of interaction in detail, this chapter is devoted to an exploration of how to teach about interaction in a different way by applying the 4Es concept in teaching and attempting to work on the cognitive and affective aspects of it with learners. A case study of an initial trial of using the 4Es in teaching will be described in the second part of the chapter. The question of what effective interaction learning is discussed and the author suggests bringing the notion of heartfulness into teaching and learning in order to foster a better understanding of this subject.
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The term heartfulness is used here as defined in this paragraph and is not associated with the https://heartfulness.org/en/movement.
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Word taken out to maintain anonymity, two instances in this sentence.
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Orange, V. (2019). Teaching About Supercomplexity in Interaction. In: Supercomplexity in Interaction. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28018-5_8
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