Teaching Philosophy

The teaching philosophy that I chose to talk about is the theory of constructivsim. This refers to the theory of knowledge that argues that humans generate knowledge from their experiences and their behaviors. between their experiences and their reflexes or behavior-patterns. The biggest change in this method of teaching is that learning is based solely on cognitive theory as opposed to behaviorsim. An example of using this type of method involves using technology such as the internet or interactive learning.

Some of the major points of constructivism include:

1. Knowledge is constructed by learners who are involved in active learning;
2. Knowledge is symbolically constructed by learners who are making their own representations of action;
3. Knowledge is socially constructed by learners who guide their meaning making to others; and;
4. Knowledge is theoretically constructed by learners who try to explain things they don't completely understand.

Constructivism environments work with students to create hands on, interactive learning environments as opposed to the traditional style of lecture teaching. I definitely agree with this philosophy and think it's a much more useful way to learn.

Sources:
http://www.accesswave.ca/~hgunn/special/papers/hypertxt/conlearn.html#Constructivist

http://wilderdom.com/philosophy/SampleEducationPhilosophies.html