Week+5

 Author: Claire Collings 08/04/09
 * __[[image:small_5.jpg align="right"]]Week 5__ **

This lecture covered the models of teaching and learning with a number of key questions being raised. Those being: What is teaching? Do we teach or educate? What is our role as a teacher ? From this we looked at how our belief systems affect the way we ‘teach’ and how students learn. We all have a core belief system and this will impact on how we teach and whether we view teaching as merely imparting/telling of knowledge or as a basis for life long learning.  A number of belief system s  __htttp://med.fsu.edu/education/facultyDevelopment __ were outlined ranging from 1 to 5, with the first being Teaching as Constant Mastery to the fifth being Relationship Building a Vehicle for Learning . These belief systems then flow into how models of teaching correlate to models of learning and the principals of learning and teaching. The focus of teaching being, to meet the diverse needs of the students. How do children learn? They have a wide range of experiences and they vary in types of ‘intelligences’ (Gardner), so one method does not fit all.  We can be guided by principals and models such as Marzano’s Six Basi c Needs and Blooms Taxonomy in our teaching and understand the ways in which students will learn most effectively: through inquiry, collaboration and co-operation. We also looked at what are the requirements of students in the 21st century – the need to be culturally and technologically aware. 
 * __Lecture Summary__**

**__Readings__** There were a great number of reading associated with this weeks lecture, looking at teaching and learning styles and providing further information on some of the models outlined in the lecture. They further emphasised the need for teachers to be supportive, motivational and engaging in order that students find learning to be engaging and something that they want to be involved in. In addition, reference was also made to the evolving nature of the learning environment. We are moving quickly in the digital age and there needs to be an understanding how this will impact the learning environment and the students. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reflections __**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lecture helped to build on my personal pedagogy. What are my beliefs? (between 4 and 5) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hope to encourage life long learning.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The importance of inquiry, collaboration and co-operation. To be independent learners, we cannot learn in isolation as we have no frame of reference. We learn from others, interaction and sharing.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The links between learning and behaviour.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How beliefs affect learning and teaching.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many models and ideas to consider when addressing learning styles.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The power of engagement.
 * Education and people are constantly evolving. The need to be adaptable and recognise and embrace change. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Technology and culture is also changing the way we think and react to content.