HOW PEOPLE LEARN

Constructivism

Social cognitivism

Radical constructivism

Personal constructivism

Cognitive constructivism

Behaviourism

Different paradigms fit different teaching and learning worlds

Connectivism

How we learn with technology

Video based learning

The videos bring life to teaching and learning

Lack of proper tools to integrate videos still a barrier

multimedia

It is encouraged

The general understanding is that learners are unique individuals

Not everyone is on board

Makerspsces

Under consideration

Learners will use 3D printers

learners' creative juices will be under the spotlight

Gaming and gamification

A colleeague has a project on gamification

Digital literacy

a compulsory module for all students

Testing done online

Assessment & Evaluation

The connected world is slowly becoming a reality

The world is becoming flat with no boundaries

The majority of learners have basic tools for connection e.g cellphones

Activity theory

Motivation and learning theory

Maslow's theory tied to human rights

Internal versus external motivation in our classrooms a common occurence

Cognitive development theory

The uniqueness in how students learn is considered

Timing and accomodation of learners who learn at different paces is considered

Assessment always take the leaners difference into consideration

Chaos theory

Social learning theory

Learners are understood t be unique

Learners are understood to be influenced by the society from which they come

Bloom's taxonomy

Improvements in how teaching and learning occur

The new version has assisted learners to be creators of content

situated cognition

Authentic learning

The exploration of technology to bring real-world to the classroom takes place

Visual learning style

Classroom are made of different artifacts to accomodate differences in learning

Problem based learning

Generational learning

The issue of digital natives versus digital immigrants is alive

The teacher- learner relationship needs a common ground

Collaborative learning

Androgogy

It is about preparing learners on the journey to adulthood

Metacognition

Biological and secondary knowledge

Each lesson must tsake prior knowledge into consideration