Monthly Archives: March 2017

How does learning happen?

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Clinton Golding

At some stage in my life I learned to tie my own shoe laces and to write an essay; I learned the difference between an artery and a vein, and I learned how photosynthesis works; I learned to do algebra, … Continue reading →

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Learning to teach by reflecting on your teaching

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Clinton Golding

How do we learn to teach? We begin as novices to teaching in the sense that we have not taught before. But even then, we are not total novices as we have all experienced being taught. From these experiences we … Continue reading →

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Teaching is about who you know (not just what you know)

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Clinton Golding

If you don’t know who you are teaching, it’s easy to teach badly. You can misjudge what your students already know and so your explanations are too complex or too simplistic. You can employ methods of teaching that your students … Continue reading →

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