Monday, December 21, 2009 - Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu NM
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Biking the Bosque, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, December 20, 2009
Today I headed up to the Ghost Ranch Conference Center in Abiquiu NM to spend a few days with Kate & Terry.
Night camp
Ghost Ranch Campground, Abiquiu NM
- This is a basic, small campground with full hookups.
- Verizon cell phone and Broadband service are not available here.
- Locate Ghost Ranch on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Observational Learning
[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.