Reflecting upon reflections

reflecting on bertrand russell’s educational reflections

the study of philosophers’ educational ideas and thought is one of the common research interested in the area of educational philosophy and is an introduction to their critiques. in this article, through an analytic- descriptive method, russell’s philosophical reflections are introduced and the educational viewpoints of this outstanding philosopher and mathematician of twentieth century are exa...

Reflections upon Teaching a Poorly-Conceived Lesson

Using a “failed” mathematics lesson as a mini-case study, I explore some of the challenges inherent in teaching an inquiry-style mathematics lesson. The ensuing discussion centers around two issues: the preparation and subsequent scaffolding involved in guiding students to desired understandings, along with the tension inherent in “telling” and “not telling” in an inquiry-style pedagogy. I reso...

Learning design: reflections upon the current landscape

The mounting wealth of open and readily available information and the accelerated evolution of social, mobile and creative technologies call for a re-conceptualisation of the role of educators: from providers of knowledge to designers of learning. This call is reverberated by the rising trend of research in learning design (LD). Addressing this, the Art and Science of Learning Design workshop b...

Reflecting upon multisource feedback as ‘assessment for learning’

from novice through advanced beginner to competence [3], in multiple domains of clinical performance (e.g., the various CanMeds roles) [4]. Assessment with feedback of specific performance in each domain provides the information and guidance which learners require to know how best to progress to the next level or milestone of performance. Multisource feedback is particularly suited to assessing...

Reflecting upon the losses in plasmonics and metamaterials