Have you been assigned to facilitate a workshop? Have you been tasked to be part of a committee for an academic program or a research event? Have you volunteered to be part of organizing a school event? Chances are, as an educator, your answer is YES. Read through as I share with you the factorsContinue reading “Program Planning: Factors for Successful Implementation of Change”
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My Insights on Program Planning and Curriculum Revision
I recently learned about the Interactive Model of Program Planning (Daffron & Caffarella, 2021). The 5 assumptions of the interactive model helped me make sense of my experience in doing a curriculum revision. Using the assumptions in the interactive model, I can now better analyze curriculum revision. For example, Walker, Newcomb, and Hopkins (1987) proposedContinue reading “My Insights on Program Planning and Curriculum Revision”
The Good News: Addressing Egan’s Incompatibilities in Educational Thinking
Below are Egan’s (2001) 3 fundamental and incompatible ideas that underlie the purpose of education: 1. Socializing the young (socialization) 2. Shaping the mind with a disciplined academic curriculum (quality education) 3. Facilitating the development of students’ potential (unlocking potential) It seems a grandiose attempt to postulate that there is a way to address theContinue reading “The Good News: Addressing Egan’s Incompatibilities in Educational Thinking“
The 4 Cultures of Curriculum: Insights and Questions for Future Directions
This is a summary of 4 out of the 8 cultures of the curriculum (Joseph, 2011). What I learned Educating through occupations emphasizes preparing the students for meaningful work. Connecting to the Canon centers on the breadth of knowledge that has stood the test of time with the hope of having this knowledge as aContinue reading “The 4 Cultures of Curriculum: Insights and Questions for Future Directions“
Capsule Learning
Expanding Radford’s Theory of Objectification to Teaching and Learning among Young Adult Students of Social Psychology Capsule learning is my attempt to expand the theory of objectification by incorporating the protection of self-esteem and activation of sociocultural awareness. It is my hope that after reading this blog as a short version of my paper, youContinue reading “Capsule Learning”
Seeing Cultural Differences as Strengths for Learning
Learning is for life. Learning is a fundamental operation for us to navigate through our experiences. Interestingly, lifelong learning happens in the context of our social and cultural experiences. This context may be different across groups of individuals which calls for a teaching and learning approach that considers these differences. This blog is a shortContinue reading “Seeing Cultural Differences as Strengths for Learning”
Education is not Neutral
Education is not neutral. The experience of education is aligned with the experiences of an individual and society in general. It is a social activity where learners bring their experiences, perspectives, and cultural contexts – this is what Habermas referred to as lifeworld (mentioned in Fong, 2017). In my case, I see teaching first asContinue reading “Education is not Neutral”
Nature and Spiritual Health: Sharing of Ideas and Experiences
This session is a 50-minute nature and spiritual health standalone course. It focuses on activating participants’ awareness of their spiritual health and on explaining how nature influences spiritual health in general. The course was conducted through Zoom with 3 confirmed participants. The participants were my classmates from the PID program. Monika is a botanical scientist,Continue reading “Nature and Spiritual Health: Sharing of Ideas and Experiences”
Diversity of Learners
In his book on The Skillful Teacher, Brookfield (2015, p. 15) emphasized that “There will be very few standardized practices that help students across the board learn essential skills or knowledge. An approach that one student finds particularly useful or congenial may well be profoundly unsettling and confusing to the student sitting next to her.”Continue reading “Diversity of Learners”
Lecture and My Passion
Providing lecture has been the go-to in terms of sharing contents to students and its use dates back to ancient times (Exley & Dennick, 2009). However, lecture has been under constant scrutiny because of the argument that it is a one-way learning process in which students are seen as passive learners. This somehow made meContinue reading “Lecture and My Passion”
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