To better understand the learning needs of each student, it is imperative to have information that comes directly from them. One of the ways to do this is to conduct an informal assessment strategy. In this blog, I share with you my insights in using an assessment strategy called Student Goals Ranking (Cross & Angelo,Continue reading “Assessing Students’ Goals”
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Protected: What’s next after PIDP?
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Thinking about my Essential Skills
The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills of the Employment and Social Development Canada (2020) emphasized that the nine essential skills serve as the ‘foundation for learning all other skills’. In this blog, I share to you my reflections on my essential skills based on the self-assessment in the tools and resources of the OfficeContinue reading “Thinking about my Essential Skills”
My Insights as a Student: Facilitating Learning Online
Facilitating learning online is the pressing challenge that teachers encounter, not only because of the ongoing pandemic but also because of the exponential growth of technology. I too face this challenge and there is no other way to move forward but to learn to conquer such a challenge. I enrolled in a course that aimsContinue reading “My Insights as a Student: Facilitating Learning Online”
Protected: Correlation-Regression Real-Life Exercises
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BROD Cycle: A Simple Guide to Creating your Own Teaching Philosophy Statement
If you review the literature related to teaching philosophy, one idea that stands out is that we have different perspectives on how we see effective teaching and learning. I believe this is true because the effectiveness of teaching and learning strategies may depend on several factors such as the learning environment, personality differences of teachersContinue reading “BROD Cycle: A Simple Guide to Creating your Own Teaching Philosophy Statement”
The Interaction Between Hidden Curriculum and Culture
What is Hidden Curriculum? Hidden curriculum is generally acknowledged as the socialization process of schooling (Kentli, 2009). In contrast to the explicit curriculum which anchors on what is written in the syllabus, the hidden curriculum portrays those which the instructors teach but are not explicitly written (Drew, 2020). It is this idea of socialization thatContinue reading “The Interaction Between Hidden Curriculum and Culture”
Situating Connectivism in my Teaching Practice
What is Connectivism Learning Theory? Connectivism learning theory (CLT) postulates that learning happens across the connections the learner navigates online. These connections are referred to as networks wherein learners of the same interest interact and share information online (Kop & Hill, 2008). Learning activities in a connectivist framework are geared towards attaining current knowledge whichContinue reading “Situating Connectivism in my Teaching Practice”
Classroom Management for a Student High in Introversion
One of the challenges of being a teacher is to manage both the group and the individual. Specifically, individual differences of students in the class can influence the learning experience. This article introduces a learning situation wherein it calls for addressing the need of an introvert student. What’s the situation? Ian is the pleasant participantContinue reading “Classroom Management for a Student High in Introversion”
Promoting Autonomy to Motivate Learning
In connection to my previous blog on meaningful learning, this article talks about a motivational strategy that I find interesting in the book of Barkley (2010). This strategy refers to promoting autonomy by providing students with meaningful rationale that enables them to understand the purpose and personal importance of course activities. Motivation involves a processContinue reading “Promoting Autonomy to Motivate Learning”
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