Ecclectique

Belated post for 29 Nov
Today I attended my Scrapbooking class “Ecclectique” at Made With Love. Today’s session was slightly different as this was my first lesson with a new trainer. I was pleasantly surprised that this lesson allowed for a very individual pace of working because she had provided photo examples of the layouts as well as the instructions and measurements for each page. This meant that each scrapper could go however fast or slow (in the 3 hours) to complete the album. This was good because it allowed for the scrapper to work independently and for the trainer to check in on the scrapper’s progress. How great if some of our lessons were also designed this way? If we could provide most of the materials for the students like activities, readings and worksheets and then for the students to ask questions as they inquire and then the teacher will perform more as a facilitator to learning. This will then cater to the students because they can learn at their own pace so that the faster students will not be bored waiting for the slower students to catch up while the slower ones will not feel demoralised for being slower than the rest. This is something that can be attempted on a regular basis in the classroom like use of wikis and online learning platforms.
I was also pleasantly surprised to find out that the trainer was so IT savvy even though she should be in her 50s. She had her own blog as well as photobucket sites. I suppose passion drives one further. Another lesson to be learnt!