Episode 002 — The Hunk of Metal Metaphor

Dissertating

Content provided by Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) and Neil Gorman. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) and Neil Gorman or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

6y ago 13:00

MP3•Episode home

Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)

When? This feed was archived on August 11, 2021 14:06 (3y ago). Last successful fetch was on April 07, 2020 17:02 (4+ y ago)

Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.

What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.

After recording the interview with Dr. Dealey I kept thinking about the metaphor of selecting a hunk of metal ore as a raw idea:

When a sword maker starts the process of making a sword they start with selecting a big hunk of metal that they will heat up, and hammer out, over and over again. After all the impurities have been hammered out of the hunk of metal the sword maker can start to shape the metal into a sword. The selection of the initial hunk of metal, of the raw material, is important because the sword maker wants to pick one that has enough “good metal” (i.e. steel) in it, and not too much junk that will get hammered out. If the sword maker picks a hunk of metal with too much junk in it, there will not be enough steel to turn into a sword…

I likened the process of picking the raw hunk of metal ore to picking a idea or topic one would be dissertating on. I was not confident that I made as much use of this metaphor as I could have during the interview, so this short episode is me extending this metaphor out a bit more.

I hope you enjoy it, and find it useful.

Music for this episode was generously provided by Audionautix.

6 episodes

#Higher Education #Education Tech #Neil Gorman #Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW #Podcasting Education