University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning in the World. Umthato 1: The Role of Education
In this strand we move beyond the school. We look at how education, learning, learners, teachers and schools fit within the larger society. Our main goal in all this is to develop an idea of what different people think about the purposes and importance of education: people in our schools, in our communities and beyond. More importantly, however, we also want to revisit our own thinking on... more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning About Learning. Umthamo 6: What's the Difference That Makes the Difference?
The focus of this umthamo is emotional intelligence and the part it plays in our learning. We will look at the role that homes, families and also the school play in developing emotional intelligence. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning About Learning. Umthamo 5: Going for Meaning
This umthamo focuses on how human beings, both children and adults try to find sense or meaning in all aspects of their lives and the importance of this. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning About Learning. Umthamo 4: Powerful Thinking - Powerful Thinkers
In this umthamo we will focus our thinking on 'thinking about thinking'. The most important purpose of the umthamo is to encourage you to continue research the many ways our minds work. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning About Learning. Umthamo 3: Talking and Thinking
In this umthamo, we will continue to think about talking. In particular we will think about the role talk plays in thinking and learning. We hope that you will become much more aware of the talk that goes on in your classroom. We will ask you to plan, observe and reflect on talk and learning. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning About Learning. Umthamo 2: What Learners Bring With Them to School
In this module we explore and share ideas about this unique ability that humans have to think and learn. In particular, we will look at when learning starts, and how it develops as the child grows. We will look at the knowledge, skills and values that learners bring with them to school and the importance of building on that. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning About Learning. Umthamo 2: Learning at School
This umthato explores how thinking and learning at school differs from that at home. It also highlights the importance of the language of teaching. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning About Learning. Umthamo 1: What Do We Know About Learning?
In this umthamo we will explore and share ideas about this unique ability we have to think and learn. Although many of the examples in this umthamo focus on you children, we will also think about how we as adults learn. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Language Literacy & Communication. Umthamo 1: Communication
In this part of the course we will look at different aspects of language: thinking, talk, reading and writing and how it fits into our daily lives. Then we will look at ways of teaching language which brings all the different aspects together. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Education Studies Course: Helping Learners Learn. Umthamo 5: Negotiating the Curriculum
This umthamo connects with and expands upon the imithamo on Curriculum and also on many other imithamo in other strands of the course. However, the authors believe that curriculum is the actual day-to-day activities of l earners and teachers constructing knowledge together. This takes place within their specific context, based on certain values, beliefs and principles. It may be guided by... more
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