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Make a shift towards Student Centred Learning
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REMEMBER TO...
- Critically analyse and evaluate contemporary pedagogical theory
- Be critical
- Analyse what is in there and then challenging on from your own experiences
- Go beyond theory
- Its ok to disagree theories
- Label (e.g behaviourists) so that you can group the camps
- Find out which authors you agree with? which ones you want to challenge?
- Which theories do you want to experiment with?
TEACHER CENTRED LEARNING
: Syringe Method
• Syringe method, injecting knowledge into the students.
• Used in Universities in the past
• Teachers talking on a podium and then students to read / study after
: Transmitter
• Beacon transmitter model
• Less aggressive
• In order for the transmission to work the receiver / student must be ready to receive
• Learning happens all the time in your life
: Multiple intelligences / Burt
• Cyril Burt did a lot of research which proved that people had innate intelligence - there is limited amount education one can hold.
• Was used in the latter part of 20th Century e.g 11 plus, separating the grammar school children and non grammar school children
• This theory of learning is now discredited as he was caught cheating!
: Getting it covered!
• Taking a curriculum ensuring that everything is covered
• Disadvantages of this is that if the wall is not completely covered there will be cracks!
: Computer
• Using technology to aid learning
• Computers taking over!
• 10 - 15 years ago teachers were worried about distance learning and technology learning
STUDENT CENTRED LEARNING
: Nurturing / Plant
• Shifted the focus on the content of the curriculum
• Concentrating on the student
• nurturing the plant
• plants are all different - different students have different needs
• different plants thrive in different conditions
: Biggs / House
• Constructive learning. Start with the foundation / knowledge - building brick by brick.
• Teacher is facilitating / guidance like scaffolding
• Learner is in charge of the build
• Taking brick by brick what is offered
• This theory sits well in Art and Design - making, doing, building on what you have.
