A Few Thoughts on Teaching and Learning(sophisticatedfinance.typepad.com)

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In today's world we are already seeing a dramatic shift in educational methods. Examples include Internet classes where you only meet your teacher face to face for the final exam, the usage of Youtube and other internet media in the classroom and the acceptance of Wikipedia as a source in a paper. We've known for a long time that traditional classroom schooling does not work for everyone. The difference is that students growing up with technology today have better opportunities to discover how they learn the best. Institutions are slowly catching on.

Garciag said..."I'd be interested in seeing how long the students would need to adapt to the new classroom dynamic. I would suspect that the students would at first present cautiously, seeking your approval of the material, until you are seen as the mentor and not just a traditional teacher observing and grading."

I agree with him. I believe that this model would be easier to adjust to if each "teaching project" was graded as pass/fail. Either you did it, or you didn't go it. Anyone in an undergraduate entrepreneurship class should LOVE what they are doing. If they don't, then they will never succeed as an entrepreneur. So, if they do it at all, the chances are they will put effort into it. I believe that this concept of teaching in order to learn is absolutely correct. However, just like your favorite chocolate, it must be done in moderation. Along with the chocolate metaphor, you don't want to eat straight cocoa, you want to add powdered sugar with it to balance the sweetness and bitterness. Likewise, a typical lecture dynamic and breaking students out into groups are equally as important. Try to tap into different forms of learning so that all the students will latch onto the concepts. In conclusion, the model of teaching in order to learn is a form of learning that is rarely used. It should be used almost as regularly as breaking students out into groups.