Hello Anna! First of all I have to say that your Blog Post and you blog in general are both extremely aesthetically pleasing. We can see that you put effort in making it beautiful and it is working! I found that the ‘happy places’ example you used really showed how you relate to constructivism and…
To me, when teaching a course, the design and thought behind it is as important as the actual class content. Writing down precise and achievable objectives help both the instructor and the students plan for and encourage a better and deeper learning experience. Learning outcomes and how to promote deep learning Backward design is a…
Hi Marcos! I thought your blog post was really clear and really appreciated how you personally related to everything you mentioned. Particularly, I enjoyed your explanation of the Feynman Technique (which I didn’t know about) and how you came to use it without even being aware. The pictures you used illustrated what you were saying…
Hi Fiona! I really enjoyed your Blog Post, especially the way you explained core concepts of the module in a clear and organized manner. You also did great at linking them to your own experience and to how you learn best. The paragraph on motivation and how you separated how you relate to in-class vs….
Hi! I’m Louise and I am from France, I grew up in a very rural and remote. I moved to Canada two years ago to study applied linguistics because I want to become a second language teacher. I started learning English when I was 11 and quickly became fluent thanks to my best friend, who…
Many people, including instructors, assume that when it come to learning, the more the better. If enough information is thrown at us, we are bound to remember some, right? No. For information to be remembered, it has to go to our short term memory before either being forgotten or stored in our long term memory…