The education system- teaching and learning combined is of huge interest to me, and having the freedom to choose what I wrote about each week kept my interest throughout. Usually, we are told what to write about, when to write about it and what we are meant to learn from it. In this module it was all personal- I got to choose.

Let me know what you think. Special mention goes to Adrian.

I think blogging has been an effective way of learning. It gives an opportunity for students to enhance their learning in a less stressful way, e. no exams! Thank you for an enjoyable and interesting learning experience. Therefore, perhaps it is not the pupils who are lacking in motivation, maybe the teachers need adapt and encourage pupils to work? Do you have any suggestions? Alan McLean, 2005 cite.

In an effort to be extra corny and make this as fun as possible, I now present to you my reflective blog in the form of an acrostic! .

Furthermore, the motivation of the students. Throughout this module I think we can agree that we all know the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Students need to be fostered to become intrinsically motivated. This will enable the students to further their knowledge and reach mastery in their favoured subject. Rather than only learning information because of extrinsic rewards.

April 20, 2012 by lydiarachel. I have to be honest, when I first heard about this module I was sceptical. This module has demonstrated that self-directed learning .

Science of education has taught me so much, not only from an academic perspective but also from a personal one. Rewind back to that first lecture we had with Jesse. I was amazed by this new way of looking at. I have thoroughly enjoyed this .

However, during the past semester I have had cause to consider some aspects that I think could be slightly improved upon.

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Thinking Inside or Thinking Outside the Box. A Viral Change for Education. It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Having taken no other education-based module in third year, I found myself lacking knowledge in the initial weeks. However, I researched extensively and be.