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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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”
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”
My Professional Goals
Last 2017, I committed to a 10-year goal which is to live a meaningful life by committing to learning not for comfort but for character development. With this, I want to make use of my skills in teaching and research in helping a community in need. With the remaining 5 to 6 years of myContinue reading “My Professional Goals”
My Reflections on the Core Assumptions of Skillful Teaching
There are 4 core assumptions of skillful teaching (Chapter 2; Brookfield, 2015). These are the following: Skillful teaching is whatever helps students learn. Skillful teachers adopt a critically reflective stance toward their practice. The most important knowledge that skillful teachers need to do good work is a constant awareness of how students are experiencing theirContinue reading “My Reflections on the Core Assumptions of Skillful Teaching”
My Professional Identity
Good day! In this blog, I’ll be sharing to you my personal and professional values as an instructor. To help me flesh out my professional identity, I took the teaching perspectives inventory and reflected on my results. Before talking about my TPI result, I’d like you to know more about TPI. Refer to the seriesContinue reading “My Professional Identity”
Acknowledging Resistance to Learning
One of the most frustrating teaching experiences is when I observe that students resist learning. It is frustrating in the sense that as a teacher, I am seeing that the opportunities I provided to students to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are not valued. A recent experience I had was facilitating a face-to-face learningContinue reading “Acknowledging Resistance to 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”
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