Andrew Gordon Speedie Pask, who lived from 28 June 1928 to 29 March 1996, was a British cybernetician, inventor and polymath who made multiple contributions to cybernetics, educational psychology, educational technology, applied epistemology, chemical computing, architecture and systems art. He gained three doctorates and published more than two hundred and fifty works. He worked at institutions including the University of Illinois, Concordia University, the Open University and Brunel University. He is known for developing conversation theory, a pedagogical, cybernetic and dialectical account of how two conversational participants reach shared understanding.
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Andrew Gordon Speedie Pask (28 June 1928-29 March 1996) was a British cybernetician, inventor and polymath who made multiple contributions to cybernetics, educational psychology, educational technology, applied epistemology, chemical computing, architecture, and systems art.
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The theory was developed by Gordon Pask, who worked with Bernard Scott, Dionysius Kallikourdis, Robin McKinnon-Wood, and others during its initial development and implementation.
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