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“
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”
Student’s Plagiarized Work: Teacher’s Ethical Dilemma
All of us, teachers, encounter a student who copies the sentences or paragraphs from others’ works and submit it as if it was their own. Let me tell you my own experience and share my thoughts about this ethical dilemma. In an undergraduate research writing course, a student submitted a final research paper with severalContinue reading “Student’s Plagiarized Work: Teacher’s Ethical Dilemma”
Assessing Students’ Goals
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”
Intrapersonal Intelligence: Executive Function, Development, and Implications to Teaching
Intrapersonal intelligence is one’s capacity to process personally relevant information. It develops gradually in adulthood, and is significant for smooth interaction with the culture and society. Moran and Gardner (2018) provided an insightful article about intrapersonal intelligence. I summarized the important points in this article. In terms of executive function, intrapersonal intelligence has 3 parametersContinue reading “Intrapersonal Intelligence: Executive Function, Development, and Implications to Teaching”
BROD Cycle: Mapping your Teaching Philosophy
This article talks about my journey in updating my teaching philosophy. To date, this is my eighth year of teaching as a university lecturer. In my first year of teaching, my philosophy was “to organize and simplify the lessons to my students”. After 3 years of working guided with this simple teaching philosophy, I revisitedContinue reading “BROD Cycle: Mapping your Teaching Philosophy”
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