MED858 Pre Session

I created this blog today (17 Nov 2008). At last I joined many others to blogging world.

In this pre session, Dr Quek mentioned about the need for us to switch our role between a practitioner and a researcher. Her words struck a deep cord with me. The goals of education today are different from those of earlier times. The expectations of school experience have also altered dramatically. These changes cause us as educators to re-examine the existing education system to meet the new demands and challenges.

Today we are confronted with more diverse student populations than ever before. Students come with different backgrounds, capabilities and expectations. The call to reach out to every child has inadvertently made the job of educators more arduous and challenging.

Being a researcher we heighten our awareness of various teaching pedagogies. We also develop a more critical mindset. This is in line with the current expectations of a teacher. We need to constantly upgrade ourselves for continual growth to face the new demands and challenges.

Many IT terms were introduced this evening: Lessonbox, Gmail, blog, podcast, vodcast, WIKI, Wetpaint, Facebook... It is going to be exciting...