What is Pedagogy? | 4 Essential Learning Theories | Satchel

Jack takes us through the four main approaches to pedagogy, or 'learning theories' for those not quite up to scratch on their ancient Greek.

Find out how it all began with behaviourism, how liberationism frees the mind, how constructivism is all chat, and how connectivism could be the next big thing. If pedagogy is new to you, this video is the place to start.

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[QuanNguyen-txxb]

Behaviourism --> (Repetition + Reward) = Reinforcement
Liberationism --> Student-centered
Social Constructivism --> "Student may learn with friends among himself"
Connectivism --> Things are connected. Nowadays more than in the past, and things will be more connected in the future, becase of entropy always increasing. Make useful connections!

[ashesll]

I have spent the last 5 days wading through pedagogy articles and feeling overwhemed by a sea of not very different pedagogic statements. This has really helped me categorise them. Thank you.

[kkaterina]

I have master of degree in pedagogy. When I moved to UK I tried to get a job in my field and there was not one place that people who interviewed me knew what pedagogy In one place I was told that my qualifications are to high and they would need to pay me more and all they want is simple teacher after a course not trained person after 5 year of study with master of degree. I have 4 kids now and we are home educating and my master is well used.

[tshegofatsolerutoane]

So it is important for teachers to do thorough research every year for important updates on strategies to improve learning in class. We live in the world of endless revolution.

[jumbokitty]

You, sir, are a brilliant teacher! After researching social pedagogy for days, my mind was all over the place....I just wish I'd have come across this video sooner! Packed with all the information I needed and presented clearly. Thank you :)

[jezabellechakiton]

You explained the different pedagogical approaches very clear. Thank you!

[frankied]

As a current teacher and future educational psychologist this was amazing!

[markmulvany]

Currently study in a M'ed course and this video has been brilliant. Much easier to comprehend the information from a well structured and presented video such as this, rather than reading from text books.
Thank you very much, Jack!

[ChRoPi]

Bunch of PGCE students from the midlands UK thank you, folks! Great video! Helping us with assignments!

[ollytwist]

Never have I ever learnt so much about learning, let alone in such a short span of time. Very well done, and thank you!

[ntobendlovu]

It has taught me so much was lost through all this approach 🙌🙌I am a distance learning student in South Africa originally from a small rural area around Hlabisa # Thank you 💞

[markbryon-edmond]

This is great, I completed school centered teacher training and whilst this gave me plenty of classroom experience in an intensive training period, it only taught one very good instructional approach - AfL/ assessment for learning - and focused on just one approach to lesson planning. A B.Ed, would I guess have covered all of these theories; not having that, this video gave me a very clear and concise explanation, and a great suggestion to use mixed-groups to support a social constructivist approach to learning.

[moreniagolitod]

Learning is a continuous process and so is Teaching. As teachers learn and become more knowledgeable of the different pedagogies, learning progresses with it and becomes more worthwhile and engaging. Thank you fpr the knowledge shared.

[thandekabandla-thunzi]

Thanking you for sharing this informative presentation. Well done, in just a short space of time to simplify what PEDAGOGY is about and how I theorists are isconnected.

[mahima]

Deserves like. Clear concept, Taught in very simple way . Thank you!

[graderrmsquigglywigglies]

Thank you so much. I am studying these at the moment and it makes much more sense now.

[medinachristian]

I would just like to say thank you. I was struggling with the concept but you made it so easy!!

[takudzwalastonmboto]

Short, precise, informative and extremely simplified. thank you

[TheMachineMother]

Thank you so much for this video. I have summarized it and included it as a footnote in one of my articles I'm preparing.

[johnhill]

Excellently put, I appreciate your video and you sure your knowledge. I’m not the smartest man in the room, but I am the man who wants to learn about so many different things.