The Myth and Fact about Motivation (This article is inspired by and dedicated to Ms. Rupali Jeswal, who is a caring mother, teacher, and healer) When I first started lecturing at college, I bumped into a serious problem that was, according…
The School, a Place of Healing More and more schools now require students’ involvement in community outreach services. For some educators, this is an integral part of the existing curriculum. For others, it is an addition to what students’…
Introduction to descriptive statistics.ppt Copyright May 2007 by Dr. Edward Roy…
Setting a definite goal and moving in a particular direction in the light of a pre-planned schedule and a set of procedures may work well in all spheres of life – but it may not be so in teaching and learning. Unlike other activities that…
One of the greatest challenges that every teacher faces is the challenge of planning out a course for a whole year or semester through. A lot of things are planned based on the assumption that everything will go well and nothing will…
I think it is important for teachers to take into account the development of the ‘self’ while teaching. This is different from ‘self-esteem’ though because there are many debates about the latter. However, the development of self (the…
Often, educators (professors or lecturers) at college and university feel that they should maintain a stern, exacting, rigorous, and disciplinarian approach to teaching course contents. They assume that mature learners require and will…
When asked the question, “what kind of experiences do you expect from a class where a teacher does not share his/her power (or leadership) with students?”, the students in the EDUC375 class (Second Semester 2007 batch…you know who you…
Introduction The Village International Education Centre is a non-profit organisation committed to helping children and young adults acknowledge, understand and overcome their learning difficulties. The school provides full time and part…
Abstract The place of emotion in teaching and learning has long been debated. Teachers struggle with the question of whether or not they should focus on anything else other than fulfilling the cognitive needs of learners. However, recent…