“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.”
― John Steinbeck
COMPLEX LEARNING PROCESSES
Concept Map on Complex Learning Processes
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“Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.”
― John W. Gardner
CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORIES OF LEARNING
Concept Map on Constructivist Theories of Learning
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“You should always be taking pictures, if not with a camera then with your mind. Memories you capture on purpose are always more vivid than the ones you pick up by accident.”
― Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies
COGNITIVE (INFORMATION-PROCESSING) THEORIES OF LEARNING
Concept Map on Cognitive (Information-Processing) Theories of Learning
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“Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is doing.”
― Albert Bandura
SOCIAL THEORIES OF LEARNING
Concept Map on Social Theories of Learning
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Social Learning Theory Diagram
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BEHAVIORAL THEORIES OF LEARNING
Concept Map on Behavioral Theories of Learning
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“Many instructional arrangements seem ‘contrived,’ but there is nothing wrong with that. It is the teacher’s function to contrive conditions under which students learn. Their relevance to a future usefulness need not be obvious.
It is a difficult assignment. The conditions the teacher arranges must be powerful enough to compete with those under which the student tends to behave in distracting ways.”
― “Free and Happy Student”
in The Phi Delta Kappan (September 1973);
later published in Reflections on Behaviorism and Society (1978)
Not just once did someone told me that I cannot become an effective teacher because I am introvert or if I stay being introvert. The problem is, introverts are always misunderstood.
So here are a few common misconceptions about Introverts (not taken directly from the book, but based on life experiences):
Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk.
This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.
Myth #2 – Introverts are shy.
Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people. What they need is a reason to interact. They don’t interact for the sake of interacting. If you want to talk to an Introvert, just start talking. Don’t worry about being polite.
Myth #3 – Introverts are rude.
Introverts often don’t see a reason for beating around the bush with social pleasantries. They want everyone to just be real and honest. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable in most settings, so Introverts can feel a lot of pressure to fit in, which they find exhausting.
Myth #4 – Introverts don’t like people.
On the contrary, Introverts intensely value the few friends they have. They can count their close friends on one hand. If you are lucky enough for an introvert to consider you a friend, you probably have a loyal ally for life. Once you have earned their respect as being a person of substance, you’re in.
Myth #5 – Introverts don’t like to go out in public.
Nonsense. Introverts just don’t like to go out in public FOR AS LONG. They also like to avoid the complications that are involved in public activities. They take in data and experiences very quickly, and as a result, don’t need to be there for long to “get it.” They’re ready to go home, recharge, and process it all. In fact, recharging is absolutely crucial for Introverts.
Myth #6 – Introverts always want to be alone.
Introverts are perfectly comfortable with their own thoughts. They think a lot. They daydream. They like to have problems to work on, puzzles to solve. But they can also get incredibly lonely if they don’t have anyone to share their discoveries with. They crave an authentic and sincere connection with ONE PERSON at a time.
Myth #7 – Introverts are weird.
Introverts are often individualists. They don’t follow the crowd. They’d prefer to be valued for their novel ways of living. They think for themselves and because of that, they often challenge the norm. They don’t make most decisions based on what is popular or trendy.
Myth #8 – Introverts are aloof nerds.
Introverts are people who primarily look inward, paying close attention to their thoughts and emotions. It’s not that they are incapable of paying attention to what is going on around them; it’s just that their inner world is much more stimulating and rewarding to them.
Myth #9 – Introverts don’t know how to relax and have fun.
Introverts typically relax at home or in nature, not in busy public places. Introverts are not thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies. If there is too much talking and noise going on, they shut down. Their brains are too sensitive to the neurotransmitter called Dopamine. Introverts and Extroverts have different dominant neuro-pathways. Just look it up.
Myth #10 – Introverts can fix themselves and become Extroverts.
A world without Introverts would be a world with few scientists, musicians, artists, poets, filmmakers, doctors, mathematicians, writers, and philosophers. That being said, there are still plenty of techniques an Extrovert can learn in order to interact with Introverts. (Yes, I reversed these two terms on purpose to show you how biased our society is.) Introverts cannot “fix themselves” and deserve respect for their natural temperament and contributions to the human race. In fact, one study showed that the percentage of Introverts increases with IQ.
“Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.”
― Anaïs Nin
“It’s not how smart you are, it’s how you are smart.”
― Howard Gardner
GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
The 9 Multiple Intelligences
(Howard Gardner)
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Source: Freshman Monroe Scholars
http://freshmanmonroe.blogs.wm.edu/
Can intelligence really be measured?
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking its stupid.“
― Albert Einstein
“Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, or to create products, that are valued within one or more cultural settings.”
(Howard Gardner, FRAMES OF MIND, 1983)
Concept Map on Intelligence
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Concept Map on Motivation and Learning
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[PostScipt] I don’t know if it’s just me but I think this module on motivation is the longest we have so far which really tested my patience and perseverance in finishing (at least in this course). The visual learner in me made me do this so I can organize my thoughts and assess/evaluate my learning.
FLOW is a concept developed by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi referring to “the holistic experience that people feel when they act with total involvement” (Csíkszentmihályi, 2013). It is “the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter, the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at greater cost, for the sheer sake of doing it” .
Csíkszentmihályi’s FLOW Model
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
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This model shows that a person is likely to go through the following experiences at certain levels of skills and challenges:
Low Skill + Low Challenge = APATHY
Low Skill + Medium Challenge = WORRY
Low Skill + High Challenge = ANXIETY
Medium Skill + Low Challenge = BOREDOM
Medium Skill + High Challenge = AROUSAL
High Skill + Low Challenge = RELAXATION
High Skill + Medium Challenge = CONTROL
High Skill + High Challenge = FLOW
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“Flow also happens when a person’s skills are fully involved in overcoming a challenge that is just about manageable, so it acts as a magnet for learning new skills and increasing challenges,” Csíkszentmihályi explains. “If challenges are too low, one gets back to flow by increasing them. If challenges are too great, one can return to the flow state by learning new skills.“
BENEFITS OF FLOW
Sources:
Learning to Teach. Teaching to Learn. 