Saturday, March 21, 2015

Giving and Receiving

Giving feedback has always been one of the most important components of teaching. For this session, we were asked to teach our classmates and be taught on how we can improve our teaching. It didn't end there as giving feedback was also observed and given another feedback for improvements.

This activity opened us to the way our professors gave feedback in our class. It made me realized that feedback were not just random, uttered words given just to critique one’s performance, but they were structured and well-thought for the improvement of an individual. This made me reflect on my previous years in CAMP when sometimes I hesitated and didn't maximize the feedback given because of my arrogance. I honestly thought that some of the feedback didn't apply to me or they were just mistakes that I knew will never happen again. I also failed to consider the positive feedback given to me as I became more focused on the negative things.

Another lesson that I learned were the structuring of my lesson plan and the feedback that I will share to my peers. Preparing for the lesson should be done even if you know the skills by heart.  Performing the skill is very different from teaching it because you should consider your student’s way of learning. You should also evaluate what the students have learned in order to know if the session was helpful to them. Clear objectives should be discussed to have the right expectations for the students. And lastly, feedback should also be structured to FACILITATE and not hinder the learning process.


With this, I would be more open in accepting feedback in the future. I will also not hesitate to give feedback to my future students as it will be helpful to build them as a person. 

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