October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on Sweden vs UK – Early Years
I recently had a lecture on Comparative Education, and it focused on the difference in Early Years in Sweden compared to the UK. I was completely shocked at the difference, and it really opened up my eyes to how these differences can affect a child’s learning. First of all, Early Years in Sweden lasts until […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on The “Running Revolution” in Stirling.
For this blog post, I am going to look at Outdoor Education in particular comparing Sweden and the UK (in particular St Ninians, Stirling). After our lecture inputs Brenda, I found myself in awe at Sweden and their approach to learning. I am very keen to learn more about outdoor education and this is what […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on Blackboard to Glow Transition
After our ICT lecture with Derek on the ePortfolio transition to the VLE Blackboard to Glow Blogs, I have decided to blog the changes. Last year in MA1 we had a bit of a disastrous time using blackboard for our ePortfolio, the lack of engagement with the ePortfolio showed because of this. The blackboard ePortfolio […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on Active Learning In Mathematics
In my experience as a practitioner, and from my MA1 placement, I tried to teach as many maths lessons as I could in order to increase my confidence. I had no previous experience teaching maths and it was a daunting experience to say the least. However, after taking numerous lessons with different, my confidence grew […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on Primary Children are Underachieving in Mathematics
hyperlink “Maths after break boys and girls”. The class let out a reluctant sigh. Why is it in 2015 that some school children still dread the thought of a maths lessons? When we (as teachers) should be creating engaging and interactive lessons with the children, why are some classes continuing to copy from a textbook in silence? Are our […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on Who I am and why I’m here!
I am Sara Chalmers in the University of Dundee studying for a MA in Education. I left school in 2010 having secured the conditions required to start my BA in Sport and Active Lifestyles Promotion at Glasgow Caledonian University. Shortly after starting my course, I realised that I wasn’t yet ready for the ‘university experience’ […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on My Educational Philosophy.
I am Lewis Edgar in the University Of Dundee studying for an MA (Hons) in Education. I arrived here by working as hard as I possibly could to achieve my life goal, to become a primary school teacher. From a young age it has always been an ambition of mine to be accepted into a […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on My Educational Philosophy
I value education as it has the opportunity to support and guide children through their learning and development with the aim of producing confident, independent individuals who are able to contribute effectively to society and the economy. Many people have differing views on the purpose of education. My belief is that its primary role is […] Continue reading
September 24, 2015
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Comments Off on Gender Discrimination
For me, personally, gender discrimination was a big issue whilst growing up. I wasn’t aware of it at the time but since learning about Gender with Jill I realise how serious it can be. I always loved football growing up. Ever since my dad dragged me along to my first Dundee match at the grand age […] Continue reading
September 24, 2015
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Comments Off on Important Factors to Consider
Engaging With Learning Cooperative Learning: Cooperative learning is something that I have always been aware of as it was included from a young age at Primary school. At University there is an expectation for you to take control of your own study and learn things for yourself based on what a lecturer has used in an […] Continue reading
September 23, 2015
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Comments Off on Get the children outdoors!
While driving home today, I heard a news story about children failing to get enough exercise and the potential dangers of this including cardio-vascular disease and even diabetes. This got me thinking about the responsibility of schools and teachers with regard to the health and wellbeing of young children. How can children be expected to achieve […] Continue reading
September 16, 2015
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Comments Off on You learn something new everyday
What made me want to be a teacher? I cant say there was one single defining moment that made me think that this profession was for me; I would say I had many. Being the eldest of five siblings and many cousins I have grown up since the age of six with children around me and […] Continue reading
September 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Is video freeing us to learn in the way we are meant to?
As part of our efforts to embed purposeful opportunities to explore and develop digital literacy skills in the on-going professional experiences of our MA students at Dundee University we have introduced the eportfolio via a WordPress blog. I talked about this in an earlier post however what I have done since is create and publish […] Continue reading
July 1, 2015
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Comments Off on Glow blogs syndication and a new eportfolio
Today I spent some time with John Johnston from Education Scotland (ES) looking at how we can use the syndication feature of WordPress in Glow Blogs to help set up a central sharing hub that would pull in the posts from our MA students new eportfolios. My motivations for this partnership approach with my colleague […] Continue reading
