On our last
contact day in Oulu we thought what we’ve learned during this iVET course. I
have to admit that a year ago I thought that I am going to learn very different
things than now after the program. I thought I am going to learn some concrete
teaching methods that I can easily apply for my work as a vocational teacher.
The truth is that I learned some tools but but they just aren’t that easy to
apply.
During this
program I learned to use different internet-based tools like Padlet, Adobe
Connect, Socrative, Blogger, Optima... I also feel much more confident to use
different tools in teaching. The second thing I learned is implementation of
different learning by doing acts. I
learned that learning is active work. Learner have to be active do work so
he/she can learn something. The key of learning is to motivate and activate
students to find information and try different things themselves. The third and
maybe the most important thing I learned is that I will survive. No matter what
I’ll face on my journey. I still can survive. Everything doesn’t have to be
perfect I don’t need to succeed every time. If I try my best I’ll do just fine.
I can always learn from my mistakes and be able to develop myself. Learning is
on-going process and all I have to do is be a part of it.
We made a
video with Mikyong about what we’ve learned during iVET. You can watch it here:
