Bridging Times

There have been many articles in recent months and years about “time” some, more technical try to explain the physics of time, the origin, and the psychological implications of its understanding. A comprehensive review was published in a special edition of Scientific American (May 06) titled “A Matter of Time”. All agree in one thing: We really don’t know what time is or how we can change our perception of time. Based on this understanding or lack of it many have tried to make a practical use of the organization of activities base on calendars and managerial tips. Some books and articles have proposed ways in which time can be administered, such as Allen C. Bluedorn in his book “The Human Organization of Time: Temporal realities and experience.”

The work done in these two areas the psychological and the physical have been kept more or less separated. As we have little knowledge of how to connect them. Thus one objective for this study is to find a connection between the physical reality of time and the perception that humans have of it. Hoping that a deeper understanding based on these experiences may help to design new ways in which the learning process can be organized.

From the pedagogical point of view this knowledge will also allow us to design course material- content and experiential- that will provide college students with the tools necessary for their integration to society as they move forward. Is in this context that the role of the teacher is reframed as a facilitator more than a conveyor of information. The instructor’s role has to become flexible in the use of time and in his/her approach to time “management”.