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“
Tag Archives: Adult Education
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”
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”
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”
Empowering Students for Deep Learning
As a teacher, I do not only have the power to run my class, but I also have the responsibility to empower my students. In his book, Brookfield (p.241; 2015) contended that, “Learners exercise power when they suggest examples that clarify a concept or illustrate a principle, helping a discussion gather momentum.” This resonates withContinue reading “Empowering Students for Deep Learning”
Characteristics of Evaluation: Immediate, Regular, Individualized
Evaluation has to be a process that gives not only feedback to the adult learner to improve but also establishes trust between the teacher and the learner. Brookfield (1990, as mentioned in Fenwick & Parson, 2009) emphasized that the feeling of mutual trust is established through being sensitive with the adult learner’s feelings. With thisContinue reading “Characteristics of Evaluation: Immediate, Regular, Individualized”
Self-Assessment: A Powerful Tool for Continuous Improvement
Evaluation is a ‘systematic collection and analysis of data needed to make a decision’ (p. 3, Fenwick & Parson, 2009). The 9 purposes of evaluation include 1) comparing performance of the learner to the goals of the instruction, 2) guiding learners on what to improve, 3) keeping track of the progress, 4) assessing teaching strategies,Continue reading “Self-Assessment: A Powerful Tool for Continuous Improvement”
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”
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”
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