Principle 10: Learning Facilitator
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
—C. S. Lewis
Definition
A specific role exists for an expert in methods and techniques for teaching and learning who can optimize the learning of both individuals and groups.
Julia: Aren’t you stating the obvious here, by saying that learning needs a teacher?
I agree it may sound obvious, but then again several of the principles sound obvious too—and they are, however, less commonly considered and abided by than we would expect. Here the nuance is in the how, more than the who: This principle points at the fact that when instructors are well prepared with methods and techniques that can create powerful learning, magic ...
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