Teacher Training Inquiry-based teaching 18 May 2009 “The school needs to have more student-initiated inquiries than teacher-driven ones”, was the observation of the visiting team of IB experts who had come to study classroom practices in the…
E-Portfolio Investigating e-portfolios: The learner’s perspective 15 May 2009 E-portfolio (EP) learner preferences in an EP system: Flexibility: EPs are about people, rather than technology. EP tools should be unobtrusive, supportive & flexible to accommodate the diverse learner needs…
Education Good pedagogy – a perspective on Finland’s Education 11 May 2009 I recently had the privilege of reading about Finland’s Education system and was amazed to learn about its success in making Finland’s teenagers the smartest & brightest in the world. According to…
Education Private tuitions – a reflection of falling teaching standards in India 9 May 2009 A survey conducted by Assocham Social Development Foundation has found that falling teaching standards and fear of poor performance in school and national level assessments drive urban Indian middle class…
Web 2.0 Web 2.0 : Dimensions of learner experience 8 May 2009 The Web 2.0 is a powerful teaching resource as it encompasses the playful, expressive, reflective and exploratory aspects of knowledge building. Web 2.0 is an umbrella term for internet applications which support…
Teacher Training Chasm between teacher training & practice 5 May 2009 Research is an existential attitude and therefore since time immemorial there have been facts established and theories propounded about education in general and learning in particular. This enormous body of…
Technology in Education ICT as important as literacy and numeracy 4 May 2009 A recent major review of England's primary school curriculum says technology should be a new "centrepiece" along with English and maths. The report, released in April 2009, recommends: "(i) Literacy,…
Technology in Education 20th Century & 21st Century Teachers – Awesome 24 Apr 2009 A powerful presentation on the difference in teaching outlook, methodology and the willingness to use technology between the 20th Century teacher and 21st Century teacher. Prepared by the Cramlington High…
Education Students taught by poor quality teachers perform badly 23 Apr 2009 Thess are the observations of separate studies conducted in the US and UK. According to research conducted by the University of Bristol “On average, pupils perform a third to a…
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