-Chn construct knowledge based on past experience. Based on research we are needing a more of a personalised education model to maximise individual student achievement. Current classrooms are based on the assumption that efficient delivery is the same as effective learning.
-Research says that students and teachers do better when they have variety, flexibility and comfort in their environment.
-We will need enclosed spaces for instruction but maybe this could be visible to a supervisable common area for team work, independent study, internet-based research, arts performance etc.
My thoughts:
The question that is quite common in the work place at the moment is 'Aren't Modern Learning Environments the same as the open learning classrooms of the 70's?' I find that this question is important because we don't want teachers to fall back into the same trap of teaching efficient learning as opposed to effective learning without the collaboration of collective knowledge.
It's interesting to see that we are now looking at a personalised model of learning. I can see that some teachers might be adversed to this as the amount of work that could potentially be put into the process could be endless. It may be an opportunity to allow children to create their own learning and teachers will have to back plan.
As we know, not two children are the same. Some children like to work in a quite learning area and some like to be in a collaborative environment. In my estimation this would be maximising learning as the children are working in an environment that suits them best. Children who need to work on a collaborative project can do exactly that without having to set up a specific area for that to happen, children who need to research can make their way to a computer suit area or to a quite space and teachers can work with a guided group without having to monitor as much.
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