Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants - Part1.pdf. Tyler Curr Model. Curriculum theory and practice. Curriculum theory and practice.The organization of schooling and further education has long been associated with the idea of a curriculum. But what actually is curriculum, and how might it be conceptualized? We explore curriculum theory and practice and its relation to informal education.
Contents: introduction · curriculum as transmission · curriculum as product · curriculum as process · curriculum as praxis · curriculum and context · curriculum and informal education · further reading · links · how to cite this article The idea of curriculum is hardly new – but the way we understand and theorize it has altered over the years – and there remains considerable dispute as to meaning. It has its origins in the running/chariot tracks of Greece. It was, literally, a course. Learning is planned and guided. The definition refers to schooling. In what follows we are going to look at four ways of approaching curriculum theory and practice: 1. Curriculum as a syllabus to be transmitted 1. 2. 3. Institute - Concepts Used by Paulo Freire.
Praxis (Action/Reflection) It is not enough for people to come together in dialogue in order to gain knowledge of their social reality. They must act together upon their environment in order critically to reflect upon their reality and so transform it through further action and critical reflection. Generative Themes According to Paulo Freire, an epoch “is characterized by a complex of ideas, concepts, hopes, doubts, values and challenges in dialectical interaction with their opposites striving towards their fulfilment”. Easter Experience Paulo Freire says that “those who authentically commit themselves to the people must re-examine themselves constantly.
Dialogue To enter into dialogue presupposes equality amongst participants. Conscientization The process of developing a critical awareness of one’s social reality through reflection and action. Codification This is a way of gathering information in order to build up a picture (codify) around real situations and real people. Learning styles and teaching. Learning styles and teaching Submitted by admin on 8 September, 2010 - 10:52 Your students will be more successful if you match your teaching style to their learning styles.
What is a learning style? Where do learning styles come from? Why should teachers know about learning styles? What types of learning styles are there? What teaching methods and activities suit different learning styles? What is a learning style? Where do learning styles come from? Why should teachers know about learning styles? Students learn better and more quickly if the teaching methods used match their preferred learning styles. What types of learning styles are there? The four modalities (originates from the work of Dr's Bandler, R. and Grinder, J. in the Field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Students may prefer a visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), kinaesthetic (moving) or tactile (touching) way of learning.
Field-independent vs. What teaching methods and activities suit different learning styles?