It's winter already...

So we have the first snow already, and I feel that I haven't had time to see the autumn yet.

My plan was to finish this first course VOC1 this autumn, but now it seems that my schedule is really too tight, mostly because of my new job. So let's see if I just concentrate on the optional courses now.

It has been a while since I've commented sth on this page. The summer and autumn have been quite busy, but now some things are finally on place.

I started at a new job a couple of weeks ago, the job is not permanent, so my plan is still to get these iVet studies done. However, my schedule may change a bit, but let's see how it goes.

Vygotsky

Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) was a Russian psychologist who developed the social development theory. In short, the theory is that “social interaction precedes development; consciousness and cognition are the end product of socialization and social behavior.”

Piaget’s understanding was that development must precede learning, but Vygotsky saw that social learning leads to development. “Every function in the child’s cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level; first, between people (interpsychological) and then inside the child (intrapsychological).”

Another major theme in Vygotsky’s theory is the More Knoledgeable Other (MKO) which refers to someone who knows more (has a better understanding or higher ability level) on something than the learner. In practice the MKO can be anyone in position to teach and advice a learner.

Vygotsky also introduced the term Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) which means the distance from performing a task under adult guidance or with a peer to the student’s ability to solve the problem by him-/herself. So the learning zone is the distance.

(http://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html)

Intended learning outcomes

Intended learning outcomes (ILOs) are defined as being statements of the things students are expected to know and be able to do when a learning period has been completed. ILOs also define how students should demonstrate their learning for assessment. (

http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/programmeandmoduledevelopment/moduledescriptorguidance/intendedlearningoutcomes/)

ILOs exist to help students to understand what is expected of them, to help teachers to plan their modules, and to inform possible employers on things graduates should manage.(http://www.hiph-egypt.net/uploads/files/QAAP/Presentation%20on%20ILOs.pdf)

Something new

The start... my head feels empty although so many things are on their way... This will certainly be an interesting period of time.