In Chapter 4: The Route to Transformation: The Learning Paradigm, Old and New, Tagg quotes John Biggs, who said, "No longer is it possible to say: 'I taught them, but they didn't learn'" (31).
Do you agree that it is no longer possible to say that?
Yes I agree. Students have to share in the responsibility for learning. The instructor has the responsibility to guide and facilitate and do some teaching and discussion. However, a student who does not participate in the learning is a student who will not learn no matter what you teach! I read the part about corporatization. I agree with the author. We need to place an emphasis on outcomes. You need to know what the end result should be.
ReplyDeleteI agree that you are not really "teaching" unless another party is "learning". However, some students are NOT learning, or are only learning a little bit. Therefore, what exactly are we doing? Perhaps we are "creating a facilitative environment for learning," or something like that. Then, we can say that some students are making good use of this environment, and some are not. We can strive for maximum buy-in, but we may not reach 100%.
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