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.

Here are some of my thoughts on the nine previous blogs, the four talks and the not-quite-as-many-as-intended comments. I think that the comments have been a great way to further my knowledge, but wer.

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.

Has it become a process that we have to go through to simply progress to the next step, with this comes the issue of what ex.

8230; What had this module shown me? Week 1 Khan Academy.

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 .

This has been one of my favourite modules from the whole time I have been here. 1 We were given the opportunity to be truly independent learners. We had to choose our own topics, arguments and sources to back these up. This is something I feel is missing from many curriculums, both at secondary and tertiary education levels. While some people will benefit more from a structured approach than others, too much structure be restricting and discouraging.