I have just stumbled across a great blog written by a fellow student-teacher! Jennifer Vo cites the journal article: The importance of establishing relevance in motivating student learning (Kember, Ho & Hong, 2008). In summary, Jennifer states that although we have a syllabus and curriculum to follow, this doesn't mean we neglect the variety of needs that our diversity of students have. If we do this, the purpose of teaching is defeated. Most importantly, Vo states that we, teachers, are here to stimulate learning through providing exciting experiences that will motivate exploration.
The themes within this blog seem to flow from my last two blogs. Yes, learning technologies are great motivators for learning and therefore can be seen as a behavioural management tool. However, it is most important that we use these tools in a pedagogical manner that enhances the learning and provides opportunity for exploration.
Reference List:
http://alh.sagepub.com/content/9/3/249.abstract
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