Tag Archives: andragogy

Reflection on IB Biology Category 3 Workshop

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Having just spent the last three days at a Category 3 Workshop for IB Biology educators at United World College, Singapore I feel refreshed, inspired and excited to get back to my IB Biology classes at school. This particular workshop … Continue reading →

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White Boarding

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

White boarding is a term used to describe the student use of a 3’ x 2’ sheet of tile board to record group work. White boarding was first used in physics classes (Wells, Hestenes, and Swackhamer, 1995). White boarding requires … Continue reading →

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Pedagogy vs Andragogy

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

A colleague recently sent me a pdf file titled “Pedagogy vs Andragogy” which was contrasting and comparing  the different approaches to learning. Andragogy was originally defined as the art and science of teaching adults how to learn by Alexander Krap in 1833 and … Continue reading →

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