Teaching Philosophy Statement

Biographical Details

Why Education Studies?

Plans for Future

Formal Education

Primary

Secondary

Third Level

UCD

Dropping Out

Marino

Informal Education

Extra-curricular Activities

Sport

Online Learning

Workplace Learning

Purpose & Function of Education

What it is vs. what it Should be

Liberation

Freire

Oppression

Personal Benefit

Knowledge & Understanding

Benefit to Society

Knowledge Economy

Globalisation

Economic Benefit

Functionalism

Socialisation

Preparing Workforce

Meritocracy

Durkheim

Conflict Theory

Maintaining Status Quo

Bourdieu

Marx

Student/Education Context

Learning Styles?

Kolb

Learning Style Inventories

Multiple Intelligences

Gardner

Differentiation

Physical

Accommodation

Sensory

Cognitive

Skills

Problem-solving

Critical Thought

Self-directed Study

How do Students Learn?

Peer Learning

Discussion

Watching

Listening

Reading

Doing

Reflection

Role of Educator

Leader

Morality

Equity

Humanistic

Carl Rogers

Positive Relationships

Facillitator

Scaffolding

Socratic Method

Policy

Motivator

Theories

How People Learn

Behaviourism

Skinner

Operant Conditioning

Watson

Classical Conditioning

Social Learning Theory

Bandura

Social Constructivism

Vygotsky

Cognitive Constructivism

Piaget

Practice

Reflective Practice

Learning Log

Feedback

Evaluation

Assessment

Formative

Assessment for Learning

Summative

Assessment of Learning

Continuing Professional Development