Showing posts with label Teaching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teaching. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Making a Thaumatrope

Today we all had a go at making our own individual Thaumatrope. I decided to keep it simple and draw a plant-pot on one side and a flower on the other. Luckily, I didn't encounter any issues when making my Thaumatrope but some other people in class did. Some of the problems that arose were wrong measurements, uneven picture sizes and some other technical issues. People were able to rectify these little errors rather quickly. As I created my Thaumatrope, I took pictures as a step by step guide of my work:




Wednesday, 8 October 2014

What is a learning environment?

A learning environment is a setting where an individual or group can learn. It doesn't neccesarily need to be within a typical education setting such as a classroom or the workplace because we learn anywhere and everywhere, sometimes without even realising it.

When someone specifically attends a place to learn, the environment may need to meet certain requirements. People tend to learn more in settings where they feel comfortable and confident. Everyone's learning styles should be taken into consideration. Also, the duration and level of noise in the learning space can  have an impact on the amount and quality of learning that takes place.



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