Week 5: I'm still alive

Week Five, has come and gone, and what an interesting week it was. I never knew that you can find so many examples of rubrics on the net. I made use of the Rubistar format and found it very useful. I know that there's a lot of room for improvement, but hey, it's a start. In reading Susan Gaer's article on PBL I've come to realise that sometimes we use certain techniques without actually knowing that it has a certain name and is used widely. During the World Cup 2010, many schools, especially primary schools made use of football as the vehicle to introduce new concepts and made the learning process more interesting. Learners used to wear their favourite or the national team's football strips to school every Friday "Football Friday". We are a sporting crazy nation, so this was quite easy to incorporate. This made teaching fun, but more importantly, learning became more fun, interesting and relevant. This is what the modern learner wants, less of the "usual" and more of the world that they find themselves in. This tradition of "Football Friday" is still continuing, some of us re-named it "Funky Friday", but is just as relevant especially if your team won over the weekend. Our National Women's Football team is currently participating in the CAF Cup (African Cup of Nations Championship) and has gripped everyone's imagination. On Fridays, everyone wears their national

I agree with Susan Gaer, when she states that there should be less teaching and more learning (less of teacher-centredness and more of learner-centredness). Let the learners decide what their topic would be for the next week/module. This gives them a sense of ownership and relevance and in the end everyone benefits.

Have a great week