Tag: Teach better
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Whanaungatanga: What Is It? How can you use it to create learner success? 3 Things You Need to Know
Whanaungatanga refers to a sense of family connection. It’s a relationship through shared experiences and working together which provides people with a sense of belonging.
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What is learner agency? 2 short videos with agency expert Dr Damon Whitten
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in Uncategorized, Adult Learning, Autonomous learning, Concepts, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Knowing the learner, Learn anything, learner, Learner Agency, Learner Centred, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Learning Strategies, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, You can teach betterWhat is Learner Agency? Agency is when learning involves the activity and the initiative of the learner, more than whatever is passed on from the teacher, curriculum or resources. Listen to Dr Damon Whitten and I discussing learner agency Learner Agency Part 1 Learner Agency Part 2 What else? Learner agency is when learners have…
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Motivation: What is it? 2 Cool Things You Need To Know
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What is motivation? Intrinsic… extrinsic… Find out more with Dr Damon Whitten
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Approaches: Thinking deeper
Some of the content in these last few modules might be new to you, but hopefully, some of it is not. Often, people are familiar with the ideas, but the terminology might be new. An example of this might be teaching approaches like tuakana-teina and ako. These are things that good tutors have always done.…
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What Is Ako? It’s A Responsive Reciprocal Relationship With 2 Parts
Ako means both teach and learn. It’s a reciprocal relationship where the educator is also learning from the student.
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Tuakana-teina: What is it? 4 Different Ways You Can Use It Positively In Education in New Zealand
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in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Aotearoa, Approaches, Collaboration, Concepts, Cultural Competency, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, edupreneur, Embed literacy and numeracy, embedded, embedding, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Framework, Frameworks, Good ideas, How do I, How do I get started, How do I improve, How do you, How to, Improve, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Instructional, Instructional Strategies, Intensive, International education, kaiako, Knowing the demands, Knowing the learner, Knowing what to do, learner, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Learning Strategies, Maori, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Personal approach, Personal development, Professional Development, Professional Standards Framework, Should we teach, Success, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, This Is Graeme, THISISGRAEME, Tikanga, tuakana-teina, Tutor, Tutor Profile, Tutors, Uncategorized, Wananga, Whare Tapawha, You can teach betterTuakana-teina refers to the relationship between an older person (tuakana) and a younger person (teina). It is specific to teaching and learning in the context of Māori. In a more traditional Māori setting, the meaning is literally “older sibling-younger sibling”.
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What is Learner-Centred? How To Teach 100% Better with a Learner-Centred Approach
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in Education, Approaches, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, Improve teaching practice, Improving learner writing, inform teaching, Knowing the learner, learner, Learner success, Learners, Should we teach, Success, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, Uncategorized, You can teach betterWhat is Learner-Centred teaching? Find out more in these two new ebooks by Graeme Smith
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Teach better: How should we look at teaching and learning?
Introducing Approaches In these next modules, we look at some of the approaches and concepts used in adult teaching. Here are a few things you need to know first. Feel free to skip ahead if you want. What’s a teaching approach? When we talk about teaching, an approach is simply a way of looking at…