tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post115745965358095698..comments2024-03-27T07:30:49.184+01:00Comments on The learning & technology blog: Communities of practice: learning to cycleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-1157903816356804042006-09-10T17:56:00.000+02:002006-09-10T17:56:00.000+02:00I used to think my teachers (from primary 1 to hig...I used to think my teachers (from primary 1 to high school) were great people. Then I became a trainer myself. Then I thought, wow, to be a GOOD teacher, should be classed as one of the most difficult profession. And I was teaching adults where responsibility of learning is actually in the hands of the learners. <BR/><BR/>But is it really true that learning is in the hands of the learners? And we hear so much of learner-centered learning is a better way of learning. In my opinion, if we want effective learning (or knowledge transfer for the same token), it is a push-pull relationship between teacher and learner. If the teacher's intention is to make sure the learner learns, then it would be the responsibility of the teacher to understand why, how the learner learns best. And the learner's responsibility is not just sit and listen, but to start asking questions, to make sure the teacher understand WHY you are not learning, or why you think his/her ways are better, for examples. <BR/><BR/>We also have the misconceptions that experts JUST know how to transfer knowledge. Bear in mind many of the experts do not have teaching skills. On the other hands, learners should be 'taught' how to ask smart questions. Questions that would 'drag' the knowledge out of the experts.hoonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420717810111331458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-1157702811168255372006-09-08T10:06:00.000+02:002006-09-08T10:06:00.000+02:00Hi Marnix, that's nice that your oldest daughter h...Hi Marnix, that's nice that your oldest daughter has almost the same age (Sil is 5), in my case, the second child has often taught me that I'm not the natural talented parent as I thought after successes with my oldest daughter!Joitskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087406142343521335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-1157622535944337572006-09-07T11:48:00.000+02:002006-09-07T11:48:00.000+02:00Thanks! I think it takes some time before it shows...Thanks! I think it takes some time before it shows up in bloglines, but it eventually does.Joitskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087406142343521335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-1157558029037787392006-09-06T17:53:00.000+02:002006-09-06T17:53:00.000+02:00Great picture, Joitske. And thanks for mentioning...Great picture, Joitske. And thanks for mentioning it because otherwise I would have read your post in bloglines and missed it. Not sure why pictures don't come though sometimes, but sometimes do.John David Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795021467491106471noreply@blogger.com