Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD: Good things come to those who wait...:

Hodges' model is a conceptual framework to support reflection and critical thinking. Situated, the model can help integrate all disciplines (academic and professional). Amid news items, are posts that illustrate the scope and application of the model. A bibliography and A4 template are provided in the sidebar. Welcome to the QUAD ...

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Good things come to those who wait...:

Being interested in astronomy I've used this theme in quite a few blog posts. Hodges' model cannot only act as a repository for a constellation of ideas - the model is up there in the constellations - in several forms including - The Southern Cross, Crux.

I thought about the Milky Way, but was disappointed about the scope for finding Hodges' model there on two counts:

  1. we (and more especially our children) can hardly see the Milky Way such is the light pollution;
  2. the Milky Way does not reflect Hodges' model - which axis would it be?
Then I realised:
One day, there will be two bands of star dust across the night sky (c/o APOD):
Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending
Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), and A. Mellinger
It just goes to show you... good things come to those who wait...
 
Image source: The Southern Cross  

Additional links: International Year of Astronomy Kepler Star Wheel