Speaking about new teaching forms
Current problems of the human society evolution
(according to J. N. Harrari, Y. Varoufakis, S. Guriev)
- herd behavior of the humans
- diminishing of the humans’ social skills
- information manipulation
- social networks = information bubbles?
- uniformity vs. originality
- enormous power of the information monopolies
- a need to grow up the personalities
Growing up Uni students should be concerned on:
(according to Sergei Guriev)
- development of the empathy
- mental stability
- an evolution of the social skills
A detailed understanding of the technics is not needed anymore (if compared to the past times); more needed is an understanding of the social and environmental impacts of the instruments and technics the elite of the society uses.
Determinants of economic growth and society’s wealth
(according to Sergei Guriev)
- location of the country
- institutional development
- university education
- culture
New principles of the university education
(according to Paulo Freire - Education of the oppressed, see a short summary
New principles of the university education
(according to re-revealed Lev Vygotsky)
Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about various things.
- Piaget - Vygotsky dilemma
- sociocultural theory
- topicality of Vygotsky’s approach
Principles of the Uni education
- frequent student-teacher contacts (one of the Humboldt Uni education principles)
- education of the personalities
- academic freedom and a need to express the personal (unique - original - innovative) opinion
- the ability to ask the stimulating questions
- utilization of innovative information methods and techniques.
- destroying the central role of the teacher
- criticality - critical thinking
New education methods and techniques
(primarily triggered by Freire’s and Vygotsky’s theories)
Our principles for passing the FM subject
- Students collect the points for the final evaluation based on their willingness to work - they decide when and what to do and what not.
- Students will get an assignment every week (mainly in essay form)
- I will do a verbal review for each assignment to show its weak sides
- For each assignment, students will get 4 points
Our principles for passing - to continue…
- Students collect the points also in Moodle discussions - primarily motivated by the technical solutions and other problems. Good questions and answers will be awarded each 1 point
- Various other activities will also be awarded - students choose what to provide to increase the level of the course and skills of each participant (including the teacher)
- During the semester, students will get the possibility to take part in short written 10 points exams
Instead of a Conclusion
“Whoever teaches learns in the act of teaching, and whoever learns teaches in the act of learning.” (P. Freire)
How do You understand P. Freire’s quotation? (Who explains it in the following lecture will be awarded 1 point)