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Shift from teaching to learning

These past few weeks, I have been very busy working of a website I am supposed to create  for my Master's course. We have been looking at different theories of learning. We are also looking into how brain-based research can help educators improve their teaching practice.

The link to my website :  http://theoryoflearning.weebly.com/

I had fun analysing my classroom practices and seeing where I was subconsciously using recommended strategies which are conducive to building long-term memory.

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