A little poem

I wrote this poem at the end of a terrible day as a means of teaching a group of EFL students English, and at the same time, some moral values. For example, teamwork and respect in the classroom, and a love of being able to communicate to the world in English, and the benefits it brings.

A lesson is a prayer,
To listen and to hear,
To give respect and then to know
the English we love dear.

A lesson is a prayer,
no matter what you say.
We're all in this to-gether,
And learning day by day.

Each lesson takes us furthar
A present on the way.
We feel inside that big suprise
That only English makes.

To speak another language,
Is to know another way,
To smile inside that deep divide
that separates today.

A lesson is a prayer,
So let me wish for you,
A life of happy English learnt,
Right here in this dear school.

The future of education. By Robert Siemens.

photo credit pnrphoto@stockexpert.com

New, decentralized forms of learning such as personal learning environments, non-traditional and more flexible approaches like just-in-time and informal learning, are bound to shape differently not just the way you learn but more than anything the way you think and conceptualize learning as an activity.
How much the ability to share, to connect to other people and networks and to leverage collaboration technologies will directly affect your ability to learn?
Personal Learning Environments
by George Siemens

Learning happens constantly. The formal education component receives more respect than informal learning.
As content and conversations fragment, I doubt existing systems of education will retain their shape. The real opportunity lies in how institutions think about “tying together” the multiple learnings across our daily lives.
Canadian Council on Learning introduces the multiple learning domains as “limitless dimensions of learning”.
Two approaches are possible to serve as the glue to pull learning together in a manner that can be accredited or evaluated by traditional educational models:
eportfolios
and personal learning environments.
Eportfolios have great potential, but little uptake.
Personal learning environments have similar potential, but the concept is a bit difficult for educators to grasp.

Check out this interesting article in full on Robert Goods Masternewmedia.org featured articles, and for all your blogger needs.

Sir Ken Robinson speaking on education and creativity.

Educators take note of how differently we could look at our children.

This educator, namely Sir Ken Robinson has a unique and hands on approach to tackling the problem of boring educators who create more problems than they solve. We must capture our audience, and to do that we must first capture our-selves.
Ken Robinson speaks about the need for creativity in the classroom and indeed as a way of life.
How you look at a student may effect the whole future of that child. So look with open eyes. Try not to fall into the trap of not trying to uncover the hidden truths in all of us. He tells the story about a little girl who was thought to have a hyper-active attention defiency dis-order. Later, it was discovered that she was a dancer and was set free of the bondage of the label.
I learned a lot from this educator in this one video. He talks with great humor and keeps his educatory task light hearted and interesting for his audience.
Be open and in touch! Try new things, and don't be afraid of the dark.