Task Two: Developing Theory of Practice Beliefs about Learners, Learning, and Development A belief that I stand by; that I have held throughout the entirety of the Graduate Diploma programme, and my teaching experiences is my definition of learning. Learning is the ability to obtain new information, strengthen current knowledge, explore values, and acquire skills that benefit everyday life. Learning is continuous; it is not restricted to any specific time, nor place, religion nor culture. Every living
Requirements for FSOF001: ORIENTATION TO OPEN CAMPUS ONLINE LEARNING Presented by Jocelyn Emmons Submission Date: Friday, 06 May 2016 INTRODUCTION This report aims to provide valuable insights into the philosophical categories that are used to measure a teacher’s actions, beliefs and values about learning and to relate my learning perspectives to the facilitator’s role in delivering knowledge and supporting students in an online learning environment. The course activity requires of me to
PART A My Philosophy of Teaching What is ‘Philosophy’ & ‘Philosophy of Teaching’? Dictionary defines ‘Philosophy’ as ‘love of wisdom’. It is made up of two Greek words, philo, meaning love, and sophos meaning wisdom. Schonwetter et al. (2002) defines a philosophy of teaching as ‘a systematic and critical rationale that focuses on the important components defining effective teaching and learning in a particular discipline and / or institutional context.’ Natasha Kenny defines a philosophy of teaching
Completing the Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI) made me curious and a little unsettled, is this a useful tool for reflecting on my teaching. My first question on viewing my results was how did I end up here, with this label. One’s dominate perspective is the resulting cocktail of years of being a learner, in a variety of domestic, academic or community settings, involving responding, reacting and observing ones teachers. Pratt DD (Ed) (1997) Blended with personal choices, intentions, beliefs, which
Abstract This paper is my personal educational philosophy statement. It represents my ideas and values about teaching and learning; it reveals my personal teaching beliefs and their relation to the five major established educational philosophies; it shows my role and responsibilities in educational process. I place great significance on personal style of instruction and its influence on curriculum implementation. The paper also highlights my career aspiration and orientation.
in Education and Training Psychology of Teaching and Learning Question You are a new teacher, and a parent of someone in your class wants to know your beliefs about teaching. What would you tell this person? Module 1 Assignment Lecturer: Ms. Mauva McCarthy Name: Dwayne McIntosh-McKay Course Code: Ed 504 Due Date: October 2, 2010 You are a new teacher, and a parent of someone in your class wants to know your beliefs about teaching. What would you tell this person? Introduction
their own personal approach towards teaching and learning. It does not matter what your personal approach is to teaching; as long as you are still meeting the requirements of a teacher. Society has differing perceptions and understandings about the teaching profession. In order to develop a personal approach to teaching, we must reflect on our previous educational experiences and highlight how these experiences will shape the teacher. When capturing the beliefs, the concepts of technology use, equality
evidence of learning. The look on each student’s face will provide evidence as to whether or not they are learning. An educator should assess the faces and student work samples to check for learning. If learning is not present, the educator should accept responsibility for not being impactful, and begin implementing a more effective practice so that the students demonstrate new knowledge. I have discovered this first hand in my practicum placement. I taught a lesson, and as a whole class my students
like osteopathy, it depends on numerous things, the beliefs of the educational establishment and its individual teachers and the previous experiences and beliefs it their learners. I would like to discuss my teaching style and how it impacts on my current clinical role. Teaching styles Teaching style and skills can be observed as a continuum, with authoritarian teaching style on the right and permissive teaching on the left. Authoritative teaching should ideally be sitting in the middle. If the main
“Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.” (Flora Lewis, 2000) For as long as there are languages and for as there are languages, there are people studying and teaching it, but is there one way of teaching a language that is the right way? There are many aspects to learn a language, for the sake of the assignment I have been appointed only one aspect namely: Learning and teaching vocabulary. In this report