Week 4 EDCI 5065 T2P (SD)

If a teacher lets students discover on their own (with her support and presence in the room) then students will feel autonomous to master a subject because they will be teaching themselves. Having the freedom to discover for oneself, and at your own pace, fosters intrinsic motivation. This is because you are learning about what makes you curious. With support from the teacher, the students feel in control of their own learning and this inspires self-determination. This relates to George Siemens' connectivism theory since this is a student-centered approach to teaching where learning and knowledge rests in the diversity of opinions and is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.Vicki Davis, a pioneer of this enhancement of student self-determination, values a global community of learners and empowers this discovery in the classroom by being enthusiastic about learning for oneself. An example of this is how she lets the students teach one another about using terraforms on the computer. Letting students master a subject, and then teach it, allows them to feel competent, resulting in a boosted sense of confidence. This encourages freedom of creativity as students have the capabilities to explore individually in a community of learners.


1. If: a teacher lets students discover on their own (with her support and presence in the room)
2. Then: students will feel autonomous to master a subject because they will be teaching themselves
3. Because: You are learning about what makes you curious. With support from the teacher, the students feel in control of their own learning and this inspires self-determination.
4. Evidence/theory: This relates to George Siemens' collectivism theory since this is a student-centered approach to teacher. Vicki Davis, a pioneer of this enhancement of student self-determination, values a global community of learners and empowers this discovery in the classroom by being enthusiastic about learning for oneself. An example of this is how she lets the students teach one another about using terraforms on the computer.
5. Moral implication: Letting students master a subject, and then teach it, allows them to feel competent, resulting in a boosted sense of confidence. Freedom of creativity.


Contextual data: Vicki Davis, Edutopia
Pedagogical language: intrinsic motivation, terraforms, freedom of creativity
Event/decision: Let students discover on their own