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Holdet 2023IB TOK1 - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

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Termin(er)	2023/24 - 2024/25
Institution	Viborg Katedralskole
Fag og niveau	Filosofi -
Lærer(e)	Jakob Holm Kowalski
Hold	2023IB TOK1 (IB1 TOK1, IB2 TOK1)

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Titel 1	Knowledge and the Knower
Titel 2	Technology and the knower (option 1)
Titel 3	The arts
Titel 4	Natural sciences
Titel 5	Language (option 2)
Titel 6	Exhibition
Titel 7	History & Knowledge (AOK)
Titel 8	Human Sciences (AOK)
Titel 9	Mathematics (AOK)

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Titel 1	Knowledge and the Knower This theme provides an opportunity for students to reflect on themselves as knowers and thinkers, and on the different communities of knowers to which we belong.
Indhold	Kernestof: Lesson 1 - Introduction TOK.pptx _All 12 key concept banners - V1.pdf How reliable is your memory? \| Elizabeth Loftus Bonus questions: Please bring your textbook to class. IMG_2947.jpg Before our class, please read New Cancer Treatment Could Be on the Horizon After Accidental Discovery Please read pp.14-22 in your textbooks. Please ponder the KQ: "What criteria can we use to distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion?" You can read and think a little about the Activities - we will talk about some of them in class. No mandato We will start the class by looking at the writing excercise from last week in the shared document on Teams. "Textbook p. 9. Answer one question of your choice from each of the four elements in the knowledge framework (scope, perspectives, methods and We will start watching the (TOK) classic "12 Angry Men" together - with a little TOK-warm-up first. No homerwork for this class. Presumption of Innocence: What does the principle of "presumption of innocence" mean in a legal context? How does this principle relate to the burden of proof in a criminal trial? In what ways can preconceived notions and personal biases affect how p We will finish watching “12 Angry Men” (we are 45 minutes in). Please read “Plato on knowledge” and explain how Plato defined knowledge. We will start with your presentations of the objects in the "scope"-section in the textbook. Upload your notes, please. Please read about perspectives in your textbook pp. 22-28 Choose one KQ (knowledge question) p. 28 and write a few notes on that. See if you can include a RLS (Real-Life Situation / example) in the claim that your're making. We will have elections for the student council and we need two representatives from this class. Also, if you have questions for the upcoming written assignment, let's have them today. We will start with the rest of "What is knowledge"- empiricist vs. rationalist definitions of knowledge. RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms Please read about methods and tools pp. 28-36. Think about "What constitutes a 'good reason' for us to accept a claim? Come up with at least two RLSs that support your claim. Five minute warm-up: 10 Mind Blowing Optical Illusions BBC Two - Horizon, 2010-2011, Is Seeing Believing?, The Rubber Hand Illusion Optical illusions show how we see You will be presented with different options in relation to "studenterkørsel" - 15 minutes in the end of this class. Please read about ethics and conclusion in your textbooks pp. 37-41. Choose a KQ (p. 39) and answer it using a concrete RLS. We will focus on the KQ "If moral claims conflict, does it follow that all views are equally acceptable?" We will start with a discussion of the TED Talk from last time. Have your notes ready: Optical illusions show how we see
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Titel 2	Technology and the knower (option 1) The interaction between humans and technology – now, in yesteryear, and in future.
Indhold	Kernestof: Please read and/or listen to the article. What are main points and justifications? Relate this to the question about moral relativism. You don’t have a right to believe whatever you want to \| Aeon Ideas https://www.ted.com/talks/damon_horowitz_we_need_a_moral_operating_system/transcript?language=en First: Are you a moral relativst? Justify your claim - why / why not? If not, what is the basis of your moral system? Second: We will start on "Technology and the Knower". Please read pp. 72-78 in your textbooks. ChatGPT Benefits and Ethical Implications in Education VK IB "On the use of AI tools, such as Chatbots and similar" Nu further homework No, 5G doesn’t cause the coronavirus Scientists prove that truth is no match for fiction on Twitter 1.Details of the fake news research (brief). 2.Results of the research. 3.The hypothesis advanced to explain the results - try to link this to one of our four factors. 4.Your analysis of the hypothesis - would you add anything to their explanation? 5 A.Provenance (who you hear the rumour from) B.Mode of communication (how the rumour represented) C.Resonance (how emotionally impactful the rumour is) D.Credibility (how (in)credible the rumour is). Please read about perspectives in your textbooks pp.78-82. Take notes for (i.e. answer) one KQ of your choice on p. 82. Relate it to a RLS. Taylor Cassidy: Why real change is about more than just going viral We will work further with technology and the shaping of knowledge - but no homework for today. Knowledge claims: How to see past your own perspective and find truth We will finish working with the TED talk from last time: How to see past your own perspective and find truth Last questions in relation to this: Also, please read about Methods and tools pp.83-89. We will work with a KQ or two in class. Students interested in presenting on parents' night? English What impact has the fact that English is the primary language of the internet had on knowledge sharing? To what extent are technologies such as the microscope and telescope merely extensions to the human senses or do they introduce radically new ways of seeing the world? The first image of a black hole: A three minute guide Chart of the day: The internet has a language diversity problemRead the brief article and use it for answering the KQ: What impact has the fact that English is the primary language of the internet had on knowledge sharing? Also, bring a physical object to class that represents technology and knowledge. You will be given a little time in class to finish (start thinking about it at home) a brief presentation of your object. Be original and don’t solely present computers Update - percentage of English content is growing What are the most used languages on the Internet? \| Internet Society Foundation Dear TOK-students, I am absent due to my mother's illness and you must work yourselves with the article. Answer the three study questions and give the best possible account of the points of the article in coherent writing. You can work together or in See how well you can answer these study questions for the text: Re-read the article "Technology in deep time" (link). Refer to your notes and the questions you answered October 12. Draw a Dane, Greenlander, Nigerian, Mexican, Japanese, an American or a person of any other nationality of your choice. You must sign yor drawing, note the nationality depicted and be ready to present your drawing. E.g., how can we see (or should we How does the author's historical analogy of compressing Earth's 4.7-billion-year history into a 24-hour day contribute to our understanding of the relatively recent and rapid impact of human technological advancements?In what ways does the article ar Stereotypes images Draw a Dane, Greenlander, Nigerian, Mexican, Japanese, an American or a person of any other nationality of your choice. You must sign yor drawing, and be ready to present it. E.g., how can we see (or should we be able to see) the nationality of your How AI reduces the world to stereotypes In class (if we have time): Deep Sea Mining.docx Please read about ethics & the conclusion pp. 89-93. Choose either a KQ - either https://www.moralmachine.net/ We will look at this in class. Technology and the Knower No homework for today Technology and the knower final essay doc (5).docx
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Titel 3	The arts What and how can we learn from art? How aesthetics change over time. etc.
Indhold	Kernestof: We'll start on Knowledge and the Arts. Please read pp. 349-356 in your textbooks. Also, think of what you consider art & be ready with a 1-minute presentation of a work of art. Group chat.docx In class, you will get 30 minutes to produce an artwork which you will then present and discuss in your groups. Start thinking and / or creating at home so that you can spend your time wisely in class. I will bring some some pens, paper, crayons and Good art vs bad art.docx Also, please bring your textbooks to class. Please read about perspectives in your textbooks pp. 357-364. We will finish perspectives (pp. 357-364.) Briefly ponder the KQ: Should your judgements about art be given the same weight as those of an expert? Taking imagination seriously A Darwinian theory of beauty After this, in your groups: ½ hour exercise in class - you can prepare at home if you so desire: Gruppe 1 Please read about methods and tools in your textbook (pp. 365-374). We will start with our unfinished business from yesterday. Please upload an image of your artwork and a few lines about your intentions in your respective shared documents on Teams (bottom of document). 1) 2008. New York City Waterfalls. ... Our homework for today is focused on the documentary from last time: Please read about ethics pp. 374-379. Ponder the KQ: On what criteria could it be decided if the state has the right to censor art that is deemed immoral or blasphemous. Think about RLSs Prepare a 10-minute including a brief concluding discussion with your partner group after both presentations about the KQ "On what criteria could it be decided if the state has the right to censor art that is deemed immoral or blasphemous." That is 2 Presentations in room 002 or the canteen from 13.10: 1+6, 2+7, 3+8 Mini-excursion in Viborg. Bring suitable (varm) clothes to class. Bring your phones as well. Nothing else is necessary. We will wrap up the Arts focusing on the ethical KQ from Friday's class. This text can be re-read for your benefit. Blasphemy law is no answer to bigotry in the wake of Denmark’s Qur’an burnings \| Kenan Malik Four groups: What is the argument? Do you agree? Why / why not? Please read Firoozeh Bazrafkan’s press statement on her performance and account for the main points: Rivejerns-performancen er ikke en destruktion We will start the Natural Sciences as an AOK, so please read The power and the limits of science Make brief notes for these questions: In class: It's not magic, it's science! Vejledning i besvarelse af IB elevtrivselsmåling_ENG (1).pdf Please read about scope in your textbooks pp. 211-218. Pick one KQ from p. 218 and answer it - think about a RLS that illuminate your point. JK Key concepts glossary.pdf Please read about perspectives pp. 218-224 Vejledning i besvarelse af IB elevtrivselsmåling_ENG (1) (1).pdf The Natural Sciences Growth handout.docx
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Titel 4	Natural sciences
Indhold	Kernestof: Work by yourselves. Watch Richard Dawkins - The Enemies of Reason - Part 2: The Irrational Health Service (from the beginning). Give a brief account of the documentary in elevfeedback using at least three key concepts. JK Key concepts glossary.pdf R Please read about methods and tools in your textbooks pp. 225-236. Take brief for and be ready to explain 1) the hypothetico-deductive method 2) models 3) mechanisms 4) classification. Please read about ethics in your textbooks pp. 236-243. Find a RLS and make brief notes for the KQ "Should scientific research be subject to ethical constraints or is the pursuit of of all scientific knowledge intrinsically worthwhile? Is it right to use Nazi research if it can save lives? Present & briefly discuss - remember the RLS(s) Minding the Sciences — What Is Science? — Minding The Campus JK Key concepts glossary.pdf How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries We will start on "Knowledge and Language" - Please read from p. 96-105 in your textbooks. Language and the Knower (2).pptx The maxim of quantity, where one tries to be as informative as one possibly can, and gives as much information as is needed, and no more. No further homework, but (re)acquiant yourselves with the text and KQs from last class (pp. 96-105 in your textbooks). Prepare a presentation of a KQ (p.105) with an RLS. The Hidden Rules of Conversation Please read about perspectives pp. 106-109. Also, choose a short poem in either English or your mothertounge (or, if your mothertounge is English, choose a Danish or other foreign language poem) and bring it to class. How does the film "Arrival" explore the concept of language as a tool for communication between humans and extraterrestrial beings?Discuss the significance of the linguistic theories and principles depicted in "Arrival" in understanding the aliens' u We will start by briefly revisiting "Arrival" Denis Villeneuve (2016). Haven't seen it? Find it here Arrival Also, please read about methods and tools p. 109-117. Ponder the KQ "In what ways can language be used to influence, persuade, or manipulate people's emotions?"
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Titel 5	Language (option 2)
Indhold	Kernestof: Please read about ethics pp. 117-122. Please note two points of particular interest/importance of your choice. Exhibition prep: JK Assessment Objectives Exhibition - Short.pptx tok_exhibition_A_en.pdf TOK exhibition rubric Substack all lives matter.docx Ponytails and smiles: Pervasive language keeps sexism in Olympic sport at play \| CNN tok_exhibition_D_en.pdf Exhibition assesment from TOK guide (1).pdf TOK2 TOK1 (in KAMP) TOK - Exhibition - Introduction OCR (2).pdf 35 prompts.docx Some questions for your object: Everybody has filled in the document on prompts and objects in Teams to the best of their ability. (Exhibition shared doc) tok_exhibition_D_en.pdf Exhibition assesment from TOK guide (1).pdf Please read from p. 111 (choosing an IA prompt) to p. 117 in this document (the whole thing is good): TOK - Exhibition - Introduction OCR (2) (1).pdf
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Titel 6	Exhibition
Indhold	Kernestof: Ponytails and smiles: Pervasive language keeps sexism in Olympic sport at play \| CNN tok_exhibition_D_en.pdf Exhibition assesment from TOK guide (1).pdf TOK2 TOK1 (in KAMP) TOK - Exhibition - Introduction OCR (2).pdf 35 prompts.docx Some questions for your object: Everybody has filled in the document on prompts and objects in Teams to the best of their ability. (Exhibition shared doc) tok_exhibition_D_en.pdf Exhibition assesment from TOK guide (1).pdf Please read from p. 111 (choosing an IA prompt) to p. 117 in this document (the whole thing is good): TOK - Exhibition - Introduction OCR (2) (1).pdf TOK Exhibition Rubric.pdf Please read the rest pp. 117-127. Be ready to present your ideas pertatining to your objects. TOK - Exhibition - Introduction OCR.pdf Check out the checklist for the exhibition document. Checklist.docx ■ Describe the relevant bits of the object (mostly the real-world context). Before class: Please make sure you are represented in the shared document and update your entry if necessary. Make sure that your objects are not the same as what other students have chosen. We will plan the exhibition next week. Objects and context: Proposed plan.docx Mandatory visists 3 questions.docx Different ways of knowing More than five senses TOK1TOK2AlberteAnnalisaTobiasAlexanderChristianAlissiiaClaudiaAnnaEduard ZsófiaCarlFanniCarolineFrederikEmil IdaTrineFridaIngerIsabelJanusLouKaterynaMelanie LucaNikolineLukasNinaOskarsSophieSebastian StefanSigneZivaSilaz Stefani Programme for TOK Exhibition May 7 Next year:
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Titel 7	History & Knowledge (AOK)
Indhold	Kernestof: Wayne Hennessey did not know what Nazi salute was - FA panel Against forgetting The surprising decline in violence - Steven Pinker What is the common modern view of violence and conflict, and what is SP’s view? What is his evidence on a millennium scale? What is his evidence on a century scale? What is his evidence on a decade scale? What is his evidence on a year scale? Why do We will start with this so be prepared: Also, please read about scope in your textbooks pp. 312-318 - Choose a KQ p. 318 and be ready to discuss it - ideally including an RLS. Please read about perspectives pp. 320-328 in your textbooks. Take notes for activity 1, p. 323 (in the printed book, which you always bring to class) Gruppe 1 KQ: How might the existence of different historical perspectives be beneficial to historical knowledge? Please read about methods and tools pp. 328-341. Be ready with brief definitions of the different approaches to the study of history from p. 336 i.e. Comparative, counterfactual, 'outside', clyodynamic, inside and literary approach. KQ “What methods Work by yourselves 2: Please read The big idea: why we should study the history that never happened Take a few notes for these questions. (This was homework). Enhance your notes (40-100 words) and upload your notes to elevfeedback. Work by yourselves 1: Using your knowledge from yesterday on How Southern socialites rewrote Civil War history Compare this statement “Who wins the writing game, who wins the battle over history - ultimately wins the war” - to Churcil's statement "“H Brief warm-up: Define and discuss bias vs. perspective in relation to historical knowledge as presented in the the text. Also, define and discus the rendering of the key concepts Truth, Objectivity, Responsibility, Values and Evidence. Prep for the movie = homework for two+ classes We will work with "Denial" - take notes for as many of these study questions as you can: Denial \| Netflix Task:A: Read through the following Guardian interview with the Cambridge Professor of History, Richard Evans, who featured in the movie as an expert witness. Please read about ethics in your textbooks pp. 341-346 Also, be ready to present your work from Tuesday to the class. We will start with a few of these. 1. What characterizes Professor Evans’ conception of truth? Revisit what you learned about ‘truth’ in the homework for the movie classes and include this to develop a more nuanced answer. We will briefly recap the questions:
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Titel 8	Human Sciences (AOK)
Indhold	Kernestof: A radical experiment in empathy Also, please read about scope pp. 246-249. Ponder the KQ "How do we decide whether a particular discipline should be regarded as a human science?" Brief starter questions: Task IB Day for IB2 2024.docx We will be enjoying your video essays from your study trip. Please read about perspectives pp. 251-255 in your textbooks. Pick a KQ (p. 255) and prepare a brief argument with an RLS. image.png Make a brief improv/dialogue from the perspective of your small group of aliens: Afsnit 1 1) Should the human sciences be prescriptive? How not to be ignorant about the world Please read about methods and tools in your textbooks pp.255-271 - ponder the KQ "What role do models play in the acquisition of knowledge in the human sciences?" Margaret Mead Exploring the Influence of Culture (State) (10 min) Explain the Schelling-model (p. 260) or: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schelling%27s_model_of_segregation Soft sciences harder Diamond 1987_1.pdf A New Mindset for Higher Ed \| Jonathan Haidt on Discover Mode and John Tomasi on What Makes a Leader JK Essay must haves p 382.pptx tok_essay_A_en OCR.pdf Pluralism in uni.docx Theory of knowledge prescribed titles spring 2025.pdf
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Titel 9	Mathematics (AOK)
Indhold	Kernestof: Student unpacking October 31.docx Please read about ethics pp. 271-276 in your textbooks. Essay assessment instrument.pdf Please read the first pages about mathematics in your textbooks (pp. 281-289) and reflect on 1) What role does mathematics play in your life & 2) Do you think it is possible to be creative in mathematics? QUOTES ON... mathematics.pdf 1. Pure mathematics – define this type of knowledge and its value. Optional: Do you have a favorite proof and can you describe it briefly?2. Applied mathematics/mathematical models - define this type of knowledge, its value and limitations. Design your own high school curriculum. What subjects do you think should be available for students to study at the age of 16? What subjects, if any, should be compulsory? If you included maths, why did you do so? image-20241125133121-1.jpeg Please read about perspectives in your textbooks pp. 291-296 Is math discovered or invented? - Jeff Dekofsky Please read about 'unpacking the prescribed title' - textbook pp. 384-389. Bring the book to class. Complete as many steps of activity 1 as you have time for, but in relation to your (possible) choice of prescribed title Theory of knowledge prescribe Please read about methods and tools pp.297-304. TOK Guide on exam essay.pdf Structure guide TOK NET.pdf Gym_trivselsmåling_information_letter_about_the_well-being_survey_2024_0.pdf Vejledning i besvarelse af UMV_ENG 1.pdf IB-eleverne tilgår ETU-målingen via følgende link: https://ib.response.dk Alle vores elever tilgår UMV-målingen via følgende link: umv.response.dk Ethics in Mathematics–why is it so hard? — MATH VALUES
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