What I want to Learn this year. . .

This year is year of discoveries for me. Taking on new ventures and discovering new sides of myself I never knew existed. . . 

So here's to new discoveries. For now, all I want to discover is how to play the piano. I enjoy music and already play the violin, so here's to learning another instrument.

Stay tuned for updates ;)

Question of the Week 2

What are some of the different approaches to Digital Pedagogy?

Social media such as twitter, facebook, even this blog are ways in which digital pedagogy can be achieved in the classroom. These are a few of the approaches to digital pedagogy:

• Constructivist approaches
• New Pedagogic Models
• Communities of practice
• Activity theory 
• Scaffolding learning  

Attwell, G. & Hughes, J. (2010). Pedagogic Approaches to Using Technology for Learning: Literature Review. Lifelong learning UK. Retrieved from http:/www.lluk.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Pedagogical-appraches-for-using-technology-literature-review-january-11-FINAL.pdf

http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/tag/digital-pedagogy/

My New Venture

Since I started my Tertiary education, my thoughts were always to do medicine. I started out wanting to be a doctor, but today I am currently undergoing a change of field, or more of a change of heart in the same field.

I will teach others what I learnt, in order for them to want the same dreams and even more. I will become a Biology teacher, well the new terminology is a Life Science Teacher.

I am still a bit uncertain of where everything falls in place, but I have certainly grasped the fact that I enjoy learning, be it in a lecture hall with lecturers or a classroom with children, we all have something new to learn each day.

One thing remains, even after I am a qualified teacher, I will never stop learning. I will continue to study, not only to broaden my horizon but to share my new knowledge with others. . .