direct, purposeful experiences and beyond. from the rich experiences that our senses bring, we...
TRANSCRIPT
DIRECT, PURPOSEFUL EXPERIENCES AND BEYOND
“From the rich experiences that our
senses bring, we construct the ideas, the
concepts, the generalizations that
give meaning and order to our lives.”
“The meanings of negative discrimination
index and positive discrimination index
became crystal clear to me when we did an item
analysis of our test items” – Grade IV
teacher
“My husband and children used to do computer job for me
which made me totally dependent on them. The problem was they were not always around to
help me with my reports, lecture notes, etc.
To redeem myself from my helplessness, I forced
to learn, first of all encoding, then sending e-mail and surfing the
internet. What encourage me was my seven year old grand daughter could do
what I was not capable of doing. Now I feel
liberated. I can encode and print my lectures, send emails, surf the
Internet, do PowerPoint lecture presentations, even when no one is
around to help
only after I had to do these things myself.” –
Graduate School Professor
“My boss assigned me to put the transparencies
on the plate of overhead projector while he
delivered his lecture on stage. It turned out that
the first transparency was not positioned
upright for the audience.
I repositioned the transparencies but still it
was inverted. I felt nervous and the woman in the audience who was seated nearby came to
rescue. I have never forgotten that
experience,
but having been assigned the task
repeatedly, I can say I am now expert at that
OHP.” – Secretary to the Dean
“It was only when I went to Manila zoo that I
learned that a giraffe is that tall and an elephant is that big.” – Grade IV
pupil
Narrator 1
Narrator 2
Narrator 3
Narrator 4
MAKING THE CONNECTION
Any principle you learned from the Principles of Teaching that connects to learning by direct experiences? Explain? Why it is connected?
Our lack of understanding is often due to our lack of attention. Our lack of attention is due to a failure in the use of our senses. Connect this to the firsthand or sensory experiences.
Emerson wrote:Seven men went
through a field, one after another. One was a farmer, he saw only the grass; the
next was an astronomer, he saw the horizon and stars; the physician noticed the
standing water and suspected miasma;
he was followed by a soldier, who glanced over
the ground, found it is easy to hold, and saw in the
moment how the troops could be disposed; then came the geologist, who noticed the boulders and
sandy loam; after him came the real state broker,
who bethought him how the line of the house lots
should run, where would be the driveway, and the
stables. The poet admired the shadows cast by some
tress, and still more the music of some thrushes and
meadow lark.
REFERENCECorpuz, Brenda B. and Lucido, Paz L. (2008).
Educational technology 1. Cubao Quezon City, Philippines: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
THANK YOU!!!