A threshold concept is one that, once grasped, leads to a qualitatively different view of the subject matter and/or learning experience and of oneself as a learner. For example, in Cultural Studies it is suggested that 'Otherness' is a threshold concept as it changes the way learners understand themselves and their learning from different perspectives (Cousin, 2006).
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Robyn Jay
I work as consultant in the field of educational technologies and learning design. My background is education & I've worked from Preschools to Higher Ed. In VET my background is adult literacy/numeracy. I'm interested in multimodal learning design and how learners can benefit from non-text based...