Reconnect and Refresh
Time flies and it is already the 2nd half of 2022 😆 Though I'm currently taking a hiatus from work, it was a refreshing experience to be back in school for an afternoon of learning. I particularly enjoyed the sharing by Cryst on Inquiry Based Learning. While it is certainly not a new approach, the sharing was insightful and allowed me to revisit certain key concepts and gain new ideas to implement in future lessons. Connect While the learning pyramid theory has been around for a long time, inquiry based learning reiterates the same benefits of learning by doing. It is best for learners to discover facts and relationship, and they would better remember concepts and knowledge discovered on their own. At the same time, inquiry based learning promotes student agency whereby students are given certain autonomy to research on their preferred area to satisfy their curiosity and broaden their knowledge beyond learning for exam. Extend While inquiry based learning is currently the k...