<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:02:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@rortian/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Self-Determination: Commitment, Responsibility and Morality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Self-Determination: Commitment, Responsibility and Morality Self-Determination Self-Determination refers to the possibility of creating one’s most desired future circumstances on purpose. Here are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/self-determination-commitment-responsibility-and-morality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/self-determination-commitment-responsibility-and-morality</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 20:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62pbFDyEK1Y6goG4eNFUMBmhYvKyZxZZEgvfDkiAgVBYtnyuAbqRnGWHqym93xBFCvGHBNTqACiqZje69kr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction I define higher order thinking (HOT) as the production of highly coherent linguistic discourses (conversations and texts) about complex subjects. Describing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/higher-order-thinking-an-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/higher-order-thinking-an-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:19:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtxLmeWLsW7PJBjC61WzeSMJjpVv3rY5PXdDASaK5Wm5BNssT6THQsGL1AcxDcFp3EGFpGEcbnFg5GYLSzkD7dv6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear and Self-Fulfillment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source I arrived at steemit two weeks ago. My objectives are to broadcast some educational material, and to talk with anyone who wants to discuss it with me. I can only hope and trust that people will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rortian/fear-and-self-fulfillment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rortian/fear-and-self-fulfillment</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 20:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg7kgMLHUwf9FHTsfHSR5nqzn6jtc1dnDfpED4bz4SrM47WXxBecukQ4XHFDxCXBw1QuXt1BsyUsy7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Discussion: My Fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody's perfect! This is installment #11 in an extended discussion which is being designed to investigate the generation of progressive dialogs through online interactions. The form of the current question]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/community-discussion-my-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/community-discussion-my-fear</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:52:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3VQG5zbq7SCMkNSqyZHyCTznqxjp2mCBriEjf5rxqcMdoCVeULhi2arnGVfoJKw3apVz618wY4ib82rQmYqdKp5WDMPnMhtLf7AQFzbgVjU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Discussion: An exercise in learner-centered education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confusion reigns - or does it? @yvsoler and I have been working for about a week to see whether many people are interested in learning to the point of self-correction. We've been posting to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/community-discussion-an-exercise-in-learner-centered-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/community-discussion-an-exercise-in-learner-centered-education</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChRmFtpEenC6FGsRm5prFHtLV9SJsHGCBV1jPgC9fbxr1T9rhei8o9AizND7EaeHwEpfMjd4b4xJSNrkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Discussion: Where would you like to go??]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Good morning, Tigrilla. And hello again to anybody (anyone?...anyone?) who might be listening... The road behind us: and OK, let's move to new cognitive spaces. On your mark; set... Boom! judgement]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-where-would-you-like-to-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-where-would-you-like-to-go</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNd6oN4haoTfAZkBxrUUJ5F5xp1u4d5c3HDn8bc6iXNqqFhFa6jDLdgkTZfyrxHBhPDJrqWLFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Discussion - Chapter 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Here's the trail that we trekked to get here: Nice start, Tigrilla! Is there space for critical thinking without judgement? Well, that depends on where one looks, doesn't it? I'm working on that.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-chapter-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-chapter-6</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYg6SkQBPENon9Ga51b98RWxYisH71XyCSYWzqrCnSS5T538sa4BXTv3efZjUjaNngquNpJUg14?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A question:]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do I own my posts? [wondering]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/a-question</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/a-question</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:52:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[amazed] [gratified] [inspired] [grateful]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Well, I must say that the reaction to my last post was the last thing that I expected. I'm interpreting it as encouragement, which I appreciate very much. I'm grateful to everyone who has supported]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/amazed-gratified-inspired-grateful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/amazed-gratified-inspired-grateful</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Q7GP48zf6pRX6XnRVPAnHjwdZ2MCenBrAktRecE8ha8U5wZGX9cgznVFU8rZeY5V9P3TCDGPKLtatnwLBSh3YyE3Qc8k5sgXcp9ZYRLXCH8vGsU13QCe2v9KGLP6JZXmrmm1BWuYiP64rcyhzfbki9seA36gqLLfkdc1Rc216AnfW75RNurhVrb87VqsYjdT5jZBEwjMNy1zhBevY8yHQrWXDUFrbcyJaV2ZVCa6zMFVAxhLZ8EPevsGiSXopu2Kv91x85WCuk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dealing With Facticity: My Apology (and re-introduction)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shame's on me Source Too far, too fast. And far too bold. I apologize for my historical style with deep regret. I'm being coached now, and I request a reboot. Not a do-over; it's far too late for that.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/dealing-with-facticity-my-apology-and-re-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/dealing-with-facticity-my-apology-and-re-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:23:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdEkgkxVnckAspJ5QvFNDHbkubrNYp6FCJkewxVTpSi64E8B3PRtQWshxFfncN2odVb5XisBWt2Q8VZRH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Discussion (in progress)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Thanks for your continuation of our discussion, @yvesoler. My uncertain (!) ideas about our discussion follow: I don't see a declaration of failure in your message, and so I don't know where you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-in-progress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-in-progress</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8th8uW8KLF3fw8abZP7RboayazDdYSmAy5MgJANdQYcp1Hi1NMS3jgKwUUgYC84fN6vuitx3iwVMc24HW5wmH5QNNvsLK8LAAiXCUHHDp6EkHrSAmsKRp1CyJ7AHtSNmibxokVxFtzfDfddEoLJnrJEW4hsopb9rnSYeoLFo45KL8dRfzqH7rfw7jU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applying Values in Action: An Anecdote]]></title><description><![CDATA[David G. Meyers on developing the practices associated with moral action Today I was deeply moved by a human interest story presented by CBS on 60 Minutes, and I want to share it with you. It’s about Jimmy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/applying-values-in-action-an-anecdote</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/applying-values-in-action-an-anecdote</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 15:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1K3NPoGsdqSWaBqiiojtk3LwvqDZbTP8waVyy1bJHyKhfDpoW6VcQDd5WWNCBdKcTVpPGXRXU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open for business]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pedagogue is IN. from I declare that the #higherorderthinking committee space is a judgment-free zone! Everybody is welcome to visit. Membership is OPEN. To join, talk with us online and use our tag.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/open-for-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/open-for-business</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 22:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeJjKVB8yfTECiWs1qrBNPgFfJgdjS95JZbTab2fiX7auuzP4iomCVbUgXHD3Fc8yHKR6L27ehBS2eS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A club of two!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would you like? Source Well, that doubles my one-man-show! Welcome to my worldview, yvesoler. Nice place you've set up for us. Let's decorate! I'm working on a couple of things... I look forward to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/a-club-of-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/a-club-of-two</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaMsqbHzBqZmzwngiCwErxrddDR6TCUgyKGvJq5KvkL5RRRtNNqCV8bHT9a7fZdJ4rGRdz5zPCchxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Discussion (continued...)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of options...(source) This blog entry is a continuation of this ongoing discussion. yvesoler has intentionally done exactly what I asked people to do: support me in learning my craft. I’m thrilled]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-continued</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/higherorderthinking/@rortian/community-discussion-continued</guid><category><![CDATA[higherorderthinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 14:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD32t2rEnfNcKCZiKBq6pYe7RfqzKjjmZqDdmSHPaRcM36Ti72dVGGfDB2bLufTHX2gJRwtaj8DtT75N3TJJiJxP9BQavQjS1aFdV299deyP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applying Values in Action: Theory and Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some dimensions of criticality The following describes one piece of my pedagogical project to promote 'higher order thinking' (HOT; or more formally HOCD, for 'higher order cognitive development'). I define]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/applying-values-in-action-theory-and-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@rortian/applying-values-in-action-theory-and-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8nehWevMJTE1yZNbtXCHhpgMXztAidQickiRSRraQr6Mmm2EKi4q55BhvQpy9ifDLdSSTTmSRUaSNbYr4bZih5riVice?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reeeeejected!]]></title><description><![CDATA[No tar or feathers? Well, I’ve been informed that steemstem is a place where people don’t discuss science because the subject is taboo. I understand that very well. It’s clear that many people would be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/reeeeejected</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/reeeeejected</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9dx1buQgbeaetmq3RXiGezpxfqichiyEaJRWqMMjMn6v5cWH7EWHYXH6MD72W1MKeJ72cUnVgWE9EFNt8uf4CZWF9pKZfZctc5gYabvVkw4gZg6WaAjiQT3ePsqH4epPSwNiUwwVLzMKocWJD6DRiYqsJ11ubrmvodn7Md7P36UgWxVKPriM9SsaCUrt7XihZ21iwe8U6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facticity (continued)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What don't we want to know? Well, does anybody else get the irony here? After introducing myself I wrote one small but substantial story about the work of science, how the meaning of their own work is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@rortian/facticity-continued</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@rortian/facticity-continued</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFn8BhBsd4xHkfnv4BZpEh3KaeX4a4DHNDSiRpco4Yp14xAX4wMjsfKD7FAxb2pupZTmFtngevhZC4jK76dGN4KHS45gDwLKt7WcqiG67p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the story about creating tags??]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm stymied and I'm curious; I'm new here. I read all the intro stuff, including the part about creating tags with the # sign. I included #higherorderthinking in my post, but it didn't show up in the list]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/what-s-the-story-about-creating-tags</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@rortian/what-s-the-story-about-creating-tags</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:21:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[To steemstem or not to steemstem: Who defines science?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are definitions true? I’m new here; painfully new. It’s difficult for me as a newbie to write about my work, send it off into steemitspace, and then wonder whether anyone will talk to me about it. One]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@rortian/to-steemstem-or-not-to-steemstem-who-defines-science</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@rortian/to-steemstem-or-not-to-steemstem-who-defines-science</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rortian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 19:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrG6J1rJH2wNGryiWqdBK8MZuM8q3HJgcwvEFaU8YsFP4Ejj2hPZXrNGtcK8w7TsC22NGZa2NnwW7jdZmcZMmnWA2eWAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>