An Eclectic View on Teaching and Learning
An Eclectic View on Teaching and Learning As Bates (2015) states, “there is no one best way to teach that will fit all circumstances” (p.49). The most effective and conscientious teachers usually have an “arsenal of tools, methods and approaches that they can draw on, depending on the circumstances” (Bates, 2015, p.49). Having an eclectic perspective on teaching and learning and drawing upon multiple learning theories, in my opinion, is the most effective way to create the best learning environment for all students. One of the learning theories that I feel connected and committed to, in regards to my project, creating a learning environment for the Human Services Field Placement Orientation, is the objectivist theory. In this view, it is believed that a learning course “must present a body of knowledge to be learned. This may consist of facts, formulas, terminology, principles, theories and the like” (Bates, 2015, p.53). Bates (2015) states that “the effective ...