The most important thing about teaching is the learning that takes place, not the teaching. This leads me to think about a topic that has been discussed many times this semester, which is that the education system and many teachers are stuck in their ways. Education is not about tradition, and should be m.

April 7, 2011 in Uncategorized. March 31, 2011 in Uncategorized. But what could be done to increase the effectiveness of teacher training programmes? Although I resp.

Well, the semester is over. I have finished marking your blogs, and I have been impressed. A couple of suggestions for next year have emerged, and I want to talk about them. The first would have me giving several lectures scattered throughout the semester.

Spoke about a different approach to learning, that of being out of the classroom, following on from her blog. I believe that this approach, although at an expense, is the most beneficial way to teach. It is just a shame that it is not always possible for every topic taught in schools. How awesome was Mr Jesse Martin? March 28, 2011. I was unable to attend the session last week, so have been struggling as to what to do.

The only reason people get lost in thought is because it is unfamiliar territory. This may well be the case for some people, but this module certainly has made me think, and quite a lot! My first blog was centred around one of Sniders Myths. 8221; is the suggestion that there is far too much emphasis placed on making learning an enjoyable experience. Snider believes that learning requires effort. Life, as Hans Christian Anderson so poignantly put it, is.

I am heading out with a team of people to Ghana to help out with starting a school and teacher training. Although resources are scarce in the area i would love it if people had a few summary ideas i can take to the teachers of this area.

I finally got round to watching Ken Robinson. Speeches on TED, and it really got me thinking about motivation and creativity, and what the future of education will be. I personally think that the next big thing in education will be game-based learning methods. By 2009, 22 million gaming consoles were in use in the UK, enough for 8 out of 10. Households to have at least 1 gaming console.