This blog is meant to be a space for sharing our experience and expectations as teachers. In this first post I would like to discuss about our teaching challenges. It is believed that we tend to teach the way we were taught.If this is so, we need to reconsider the way we teach because our students experience the world in a total different way that we used to do. They have access to instant, limitless information and here lies the challenge: if we are to meet our students`expectations we need to take a step forward creating a learning environment with activities that can motivate them and foster authentic, instant communication. Here is a video that illustrates this reflection. What is your viewpoint?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AWYIit1uNk
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Selmix, the video you posted summarizes exactly what we need, to keep learning from our students, to reading in between the lines, to perceive the signs of change and move on. Thanks for the inspiration. Loved it, and might even blog about it!
ResponderExcluirSelma, I totally agree with the video you posted, but I'd say besides learning with students, updating, adapting and revising our teaching procedures to teach more meaningfully, the educational institutions have also to do their part. Old-fashioned assessment systems, tight schedules and sometimes inappropriate course books are hindrances to teaching modernization.
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Great video and contribution to the group, Selma!
ResponderExcluirMy favorite line was about learning from our students so that they may be able to learn from us. Actually, I´m over 60 so I have to be very careful about this. I could easily get left behind (out of the space ship). This course is pretty much dragging me out into what seems like Mars to me but what is extremely familiar territory to young folk.
Hugs, Judy
Wow Selma what a great video! It really opens our eyes to things we may have thought of but never do. Mainly because, like it said, we don't want to change!
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