The question of legacy is one that I found particularly interesting because my professional trajectory has been a bit unique, and I find that as result this does mean that the way I interact in different situations is often quite different to my colleagues and peers. In many ways, I’ve always been the odd one…
Category: Studies
Curriculum as a complex, transformative and open system
“The ends perceived are not so much ends as beginnings; they represent ends-in-view, or beacons, which act as guides before the curriculum implementation process begins. But once the course develops its own ethos these ends are themselves part of the transformation; they, too, along with the students, the teacher, the course material, undergo transformation. (Doll,…
Oppression of Instructivism
“The more students work at storing the deposits entrusted to them, the less they develop the critical consciousness which would result from their intervention in the world as transformers of that world. The more completely they accept the passive role imposed on them, the more they tend simply to adapt to the world as it…
Assumed Needs in Education
“The teacher as carer is interested in the expressed needs of the cared-for, not simply the needs assumed by the school as an institution and the curriculum as a prescribed course of study” (Noddings, 2012, p. 773) In this quote, Noddings highlights the importance of distinguishing between the needs that students have explicitly stated (expressed…
Curriculum as Cultural Artefact
“…the hope is to make the work of representation, especially in its ‘production and organization of difference’, more visible, to make it a subject of inquiry, a constant supplement to the curriculum by which we teach and live (Willinksy, 1994, p. 619). In this statement, Willinsky posits that the way knowledge is represented and organized…
Theory & Local Practice
“Under the control of theory, curricular changes have their origin in new notions of person, group or society, mind or knowledge, which give rise to suggestions of new things curriculum might be or do…. The practical, on the other hand, because it institutes changes to repair frictions and deficiencies, is commanded to determine the whole…
Learning Theory & Learning Practice
“Each orientation harbors an implicit conception of educational virtue. Furthermore, each orientation serves both to legitimize certain educational practices and to sanction others negatively.” (Eisener, 1985, p. 83) This quote encapsulates the main argument that Eisener puts forth in this article, which is that different fundamental beliefs about the values and purpose of education impact…
Serious Games in Medical Education
This week we discussed Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). This topic actually had me thinking about the use of scenario-based games and simulation in Medical Education. We currently use standardized patients to provide students with mock clinical experiences. Much like a Virtual or Augmented Reality, the use of standardized patients can can give…
Universal Design of Learning (UDL)
Week 7 focused on the UDL framework and steps for making learning accessible for a diverse population of learners. As someone who has been designing learning materials for a long time, I thought I had a good understanding of UDL principles and try to apply them when creating multimedia learning tools. This includes the basics…
Humanness in Online Communication
Week 6: Communicating in CMCs This week we discussed new literacy and social practices that have evolved as a result of digital communication. The concept that I was most interested in exploring was the idea of digital storytelling and remaining human in a digital environment. This idea directly related to the first of my exploratory…