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learning is our core business but at times if you are asked "how do people learn?" we may not be able to give an answer outright or an explanation following the latest development in learning sciences research. chanced upon this website while looking at AifL, Learning About Learning is a very informative website. you'll find video illustrations, checklists for evaluation, info on further reading and staff development resources for 9 areas covering:

• Differences (in learning)


• The brain


• Emotions


• Thinking


• Motivation


• Creativity


• Collaboration


• Digital learning


• Assessment

nice (:

if you're an EL/CL/ML/TL/any other language teacher and seeking ideas to "web2.0" your language classrooms, check out this resource put together by Alan Levine. the idea's not too difficult:

1. Outline a Story Idea
2. Find Some Media
3. Pick a Tool to Build Your Story

change the tool as often as you like and you can plan unlimited ways (use a different story prompt, coupled with different media, and when more and more tools' made available) of getting students to tell/write stories the whole year round (:

if you need an example of how it can be done, take a look at Alan's 50+ Ways to Tell the Dominoe Story.

enjoy (:

"She is one of 650 students who receive an Apple Inc laptop each day"

"compete for high scores by completing mathematical equations"

"It has no textbooks"

" 'The dog ate my homework' is no excuse here"

" 'Why would we ever buy a book when we can buy a computer? Textbooks are often obsolete before they are even printed' "

"Computers track a range of aptitude levels, allowing teachers to tailor their teaching to their students' weakest areas"

" 'Our projections show that 50 percent of high school courses will be taught online by 2019. It's about one percent right now.' "

"Horn expects demand for teachers to fall and virtual schools to boost achievement in a U.S. education system..."

" 'You deliver education at lower cost, ... a teacher can spend with each student because they are no longer delivering one-size-fits-all lesson plans' "

exciting development i would say but 'demand for teachers' doesnt sound too good though i dont really agree with that :P how will the school (in today's definition) become and what would be the teachers working more on, assuming the subject matters can all be first taught by software?

check out the full article "Technology reshapes America's classrooms".

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will be presenting on the above in about 13hrs' time in class. here's the PDF version of the slides that i'll be using.

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was preparing my slides for the upcoming presentation on wednesday on 'motivation in language learning' and was very lucky to chance upon this page via google search, a list of Bruner's thoughts painstakingly put together by Dr Donna Woolard of Campbell University. this list is divided into the following sections:

• Intuition
• Cognition
• Curriculum
• Assessment
• Culture
• Meaning
• The Product of Education
• Pedagogy
• Motivation
• Technology
• Reform
• Structure
• Transfer of Learning
• Learner Needs and Abilities

with quotes from

1. Bruner, J. (1960). The Process of Education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
2. Bruner, J. (1966). The Culture of Education.
3. Bruner, J. (1973). The Relevance of Education.
4. Bruner, J. (1974). Toward a Theory of Instruction.
5. Bruner, J. (1996). The Culture of Education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

thank you Dr Woolard for sharing the list :)

First came across this from Wesley Fryer's post, this video was produced by a working group of Kansas State University students and faculty dedicated to exploring and extending the possibilities of digital ethnography led by Asst Prof Michael Wesch.

This video calls for us teachers to reflect upon what our students are learning/doing in class when we are 'teaching n preparing them for tomorrow'. Enjoy n reflect :)

[updated 20071019] found an alternate link to the same video here.