Reflection on Session 2

I only found the articles on Maths Learning Environment and D & T Learning Environment in the pile of reading articles given by Dr Quek. Thought we can only read these 2 articles (with no choice) for the preparation of our Group Collaboration in session 2 and Student-led Seminar in session 4. However, later I was told that we have to google search for the remaining articles. Anyway, our group could not start the group collaboration activity on time because of this and we won't sure what have to be included for the group collaboration activity. Hence, I spent my time for session 2 reading up on the remaining articles for session 1 and continue to give my reflections in Wiki.

Most importantly after reading the articles and giving my reflections for session 1, I learnt more about what is a psycho-social classroom learning environment and what components are involved in this. In addition, I also read about the changes in learning environments from 30 years ago till now. Presently, we have online learning environment, project-based education, problem-based learning, and case-based learning. In fact, my department has been using simple online learning i.e. LMS to upload notes, solutions, quizzes. And for 'A' level, we also have project-based learning i.e. H1 Project Work.

Adding on to my reflection on Session 1

Adding on to my reflection on session 1, after listening to the podcast, I found that it is very different from other common podcasts or e-learning lectures where there is no background music being played. Personally, I found that the music is smoothing and it makes me awake and arouse my attention in the podcast. For this, I may regard it as an effective learning environment for me.

In addition, from the podcast I realized that there are 5 main components involved in a learning environment i.e. sch climate, sch culture, perception, sch learning environment and classroom learning environment. What are involved in a learning environment? They are person, personal needs and human behavior. Hence, we have to take into account of all these factors when we want to create a positive learning environment

Reflection on Session 1

I understand that the research articles given are going to be useful for our future teaching and research, however there are a lot of readings to be done and it is not easy to be 'digested'. I have problem finishing all articles within the given timeframe.

Reflection on Pre-Session

I found the lesson too overwhelming with a lot of new applications such as blog and wiki to be learnt and used. Although information was quite overloaded, I supposed that the new applications would further assist me in my teaching and interaction with my students to create a more effective learning platform.

Hey ladies! Which 2 articles would u like to reflect on?

Hello! Shall we select 2 articles from session 2 to read and then reflect on?

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